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| Basic
Keyboarding Skills |
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| To... |
Use
these key(s)... |
| get
CAPITAL letters |
hold
down the SHIFT key |
| move
the cursor around the screen |
use
the ARROW KEYS |
| Make
all the letters |
CAPITAL
CAPS LOCK Key |
| go
to the next line hit |
the
ENTER key |
| remove
text to the LEFT |
of
the cursor BACKSPACE key |
| remove
text to the RIGHT |
of
the cursor DELETE key |
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| Using
the Scroll Bars |
| Used
to move up and down a page. Located the far right hand
side of the screen. |
| 1. |
Put
the mouse pointer on the upside down triangle on the right
hand side of the text box. |
| 2. |
Click
on it using the left mouse button. For every click the
box or elevator will move down. |
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| Using
the BACKSPACE Key to make corrections |
| 1. |
Move
the mouse cursor (it will change from an arrow to a big
I) at the end of the word you want to change. |
| 2. |
Click
the left mouse button 1 time. The typing cursor (flashing
black line)should appear. |
| 3. |
Using
the arrow keys on the keyboard move the cursor to exact
letter you need to change. |
| 4. |
Use
the BACKSPACE key to erase the incorrect letter |
| 5. |
Type
the correct letter. |
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| Making
changes using the DELETE key |
| 1. |
Move
the mouse cursor (it will change from an arrow to a big
I) at the beginning of the word you want to change. |
| 2. |
Click
the left mouse button 1 time. The typing cursor (flashing
black line)should appear. |
| 3. |
Using
the arrow keys on the keyboard move the cursor to exact
letter you need to change. |
| 4. |
Use
the DELETE key to erase the incorrect letter |
| 5 |
Type
the correct letter. |
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| Using
the Mouse to Highlight Text |
| 1. |
Move
the mouse cursor (it will change from an arrow to a big
I) at the end of the word you want to change. |
| 2. |
Hold
the left mouse button down. |
| 3. |
Move
the mouse along the pad so that the word you wish to changes
is now hightlited. |
| 4. |
Hit
the DELETE or BACKSPACE key. Now the entire word has been
erased. |
| 5 |
Type
the change you wish to make. |
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| Using
the Shift and Arrow Keys to Highlight Text |
| 1. |
Move
the mouse cursor (it will change from an arrow to a big
I) at the end of the word you want to change. |
| 2. |
Click
the left mouse button 1 time. The typing cursor (flashing
black line)should appear. |
| 3. |
While
holding down the SHIFT Key use the ARROW Keys to highlight
the word you want to change. |
| 4. |
Hit
the DELETE or BACKSPACE key. Now the entire word has been
erased. |
| 5 |
Type
the change you wish to make. |
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