Touch Data Entry Terms

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SPACING

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The amount of blank lines left between lines of text by doing hard returns whith the enter key.

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SINGLE SPACING

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To press enter once at the end of a line.

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DOUBLE SPACING

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To press enter twice at the end of a line of text.

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TRIPLE SPACING

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To press enter three times at the end of a line of text.

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QUADRUPLE SPACING

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To press enter four times at the end of a line of text.

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KEYBOARDING ERGONOMICS

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The correct keyboarding position and placement of furniture and hardware to prevent injuries.

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WORD WRAP

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Word Processing feature that causes a word to automatically move to a new line when it does not fit on the current line because it is full.

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TAB KEY

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The key used to indent a paragraph or move the cursor five spaces at a time.

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ENTER KEY

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The key on a computer keyboard that causes the cursor to make a carriage return and a line feed, in other words, when this key is pressed the cursor goes down and to the beginning of a new line.

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ALPHANUMERIC KEYS

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All the letters in the alphabet and numbers 0-9 on the keyboard. (Does not include the punctuation marks or special symbols)

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HARD RETURN

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The act of striking the Enter Key at the end of a line of text.

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BACKSPACE

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The key that when pressed moves the cursor one space to the left and removes the character that was in that space.

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TEXT

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Consisting of words, letters, numbers, special symbols, and punctuation marks; it's what is being typed.

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HOME ROW KEYS

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The keys on the keyboard where one's hands are positioned in order to begin typing.

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CURSOR

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The blinking line, box, arrow, or shape on a computer screen that lets you know where text will be placed. It also lets the user make selections on the screen.

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ARROW KEYS

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The keys on the computer keyboard used to move the cursor up, down, right, or left.

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GWAM

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Represents how fast a person types.

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KEYBOARDING POSTURE

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The correct seating position taught when developing typing skills.

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KEYBOARDING

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The ability to enter text by using the correct fingers without looking at the keys.

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QWERTY KEYBOARD

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The most common keyboard arragement, named after the first five letter keys located on the left side of the top row.