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Graves Keyboarding

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The home keys for the left hand.   A, S, D, F  
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The home keys for the right hand.   J, K, L, ;  
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Insert a space between words.   Space Bar  
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Creates a new paragraph or forces the cursor to the next line.   Enter (or Return)  
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Key that allows selection of capital letters when depressing the alphabet characters, or selecting the characters above other non-alpha keys.   Shift  
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While working with text, use this key to delete characters to the left of the insertion point.   Backspace (or Delete)  
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Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button.   Esc  
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This is often used to move 5 spaces to indent the beginning of a paragraph.   Tab  
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Locks the keyboard in "Capitals" mode (only applies to Alpha keys).   Caps Lock  
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Holding this key down and pressing other key combinations will initiate quite a few actions like copying, pasting or printing.   Ctrl  
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How many spaces should there be after a “?”?   1  
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How many spaces should there be after a “:”?   2  
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How many spaces should there be after a “.” at the end of a sentence?   1  
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How many spaces should there be after a “.” in initials and titles?   1  
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How many spaces should there be after a “.” in academic degrees and geographic abbreviations?   0  
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How many spaces should there be after a “,”?   1  
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How many spaces should there be before or after a “-“?   0  
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How many spaces should there be before or after a “—“?   0  
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How many spaces should there be before or after a “/”?   0  
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How many spaces should there be after a “;”?   1  
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"#" is called...   hashtag, number, pound  
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"^" is called...   caret  
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"&" is called...   ampersand  
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"@" is called...   at  
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"*" is called...   asterisk, also used for multiplication in math in place of "x"  
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"( )" are called...   parentheses  
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"{ }" are called...   braces  
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"[ ]" are called...   brackets  
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"< >" are called...   angle brackets  
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"-" is called...   hyphen, also used to subtract in math  
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"_" is called...   underscore  
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"/" is called...   slash or forward slash, also used for division in math instead of "÷"  
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The "S" in SECRET stands for...   SIT up Straight, wrists Straight  
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The first "E" in SECRET stands for...   (keep) EYES on the text (that you're typing or typing from)  
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The "C" in SECRET stands for...   CURVED fingers on the Correct keys  
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The "R" in SECRET stands for...   (maintain a) REASONABLE Rhythm  
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The second "E" in SECRET stands for...   ERASE Errors properly (or wait till you finish)  
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The "T" in SECRET stands for...   TAP keys (as if they were hot), no mashing  
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"." is called...   period  
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":" is called...   colon  
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";" is called...   semicolon  
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"," is called...   comma  
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" " " is called...   double quotation marks  
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" ' " is called...   single quotation mark or apostrophe  
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"\" is called...   backslash  
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"|" is called...   vertical bar or pipe key  
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"~" is called...   tilde  
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In the home row, the left pinky finger types:   the "a" key  
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In the home row, the left ring finger types:   the "s" key  
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In the home row, the left middle finger types:   the "d" key  
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In the home row, the left pointer/index finger types:   the "f" key  
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In the home row, the right pointer/index finger types:   the "j" key  
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In the home row, the right middle finger types:   the "k" key  
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In the home row, the right ring finger types:   the "l" key  
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In the home row, the right pinky finger types:   the ";" key  
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Turns the number pad on and off   Num Lock  
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