Chapter 1: Home Row Keys

In keyboarding, five characters (letters, numbers, symbols, and/or spaces.)

• Tab
• Standard Word
• CAPS LOCK
• Space Bar

Key used to place a space between words.

• Backspace
• Space Bar
• Margin
• Tab

Key used to move the insertion point to a specific location on the line.

• Margin
• Double Space
• Tab
• Single Space

Key used to create a series of captial letters

• CAPS LOCK
• Tab
• Backspace
• Space Bar

Keys on which the keyboarder place his or her fingers to begin typing

• Standard Word
• Home Keys
• Gross Words A Minute
• Margin

To tap the ENTER key twice to move the insertion point down two lines.

• Margin
• Single Space
• Double Space
• Backspace

Blank Space between the edge of the paper and the print.

• Double Space
• Single Space
• Margin
• Backspace

Number of standard words keyed in one minute

• Gross Words A Minute
• Backspace
• Double Space
• Single Space

To tap the ENTER key once to move the insertion point down one line

• Backspace
• Single Space
• Tab
• Space Bar

Keys used to delete characters to the left of the insertion point

• Backspace
• Space Bar
• Double Space
• Tab