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    Typing Tips: Keyboards

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    This document provides tips for improving typing efficiency on a standard QWERTY keyboard. It discusses using the numeric keypad for numbers, the Shift key instead of Caps Lock for capital letters, and using the Alt key with certain keys to create diacritical marks. Function keys can be used to enter shortcuts. The document also includes a conversation where one employee asks another how to type an accent mark over a letter, and is told it requires pressing the Alt key along with another key to input the code.

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    Typing Tips: Keyboards

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    This document provides tips for improving typing efficiency on a standard QWERTY keyboard. It discusses using the numeric keypad for numbers, the Shift key instead of Caps Lock for capital letters, and using the Alt key with certain keys to create diacritical marks. Function keys can be used to enter shortcuts. The document also includes a conversation where one employee asks another how to type an accent mark over a letter, and is told it requires pressing the Alt key along with another key to input the code.

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    This document provides tips for improving typing efficiency on a standard QWERTY keyboard. It discusses using the numeric keypad for numbers, the Shift key instead of Caps Lock for capital letters, and using the Alt key with certain keys to create diacritical marks. Function keys can be used to enter shortcuts. The document also includes a conversation where one employee asks another how to type an accent mark over a letter, and is told it requires pressing the Alt key along with another key to input the code.

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    Typing Tips: Keyboards

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    Anival Lopez
    This document provides tips for improving typing efficiency on a standard QWERTY keyboard. It discusses using the numeric keypad for numbers, the Shift key instead of Caps Lock for capital letters, and using the Alt key with certain keys to create diacritical marks. Function keys can be used to enter shortcuts. The document also includes a conversation where one employee asks another how to type an accent mark over a letter, and is told it requires pressing the Alt key along with another key to input the code.

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    Keyboards

    Get ready!
    0 Before you read the passage, talk about
    these questions.

    1 What are the functions of the keys on a


    standard keyboard?
    Typing Tips
    2 What are different ways of typing
    capital letters and symbols?

    These tips will help you get


    the most out of any QWERTY
    keyboard!
    - Always use the numeric keypad to

    diacritical
    enter numbers quickly.
    mark - O n ly use the Caps Lock when
    Function keys typing m ultiple capital letters in a
    row. Use the Shift key to capitalize
    □ just one letter. This will save you
    keystrokes.

    - The Shift key also creates diacritical


    5 "" ! I marks. For certain marks you need
    to use the Alt key, too.

    -L e a rn your co m p ute r’s shortcuts.


    Enter them with the Control key or
    a function key. They save tim e and
    energy!

    Vocabulary
    @ Match the words or phrases (1-6) with the
    definitions (A-F).

    1 _Shift key 4 numeric keypad


    Reading 2 _ QWERTY 5 _type

    0 Read the blog post. Then, complete the table. 3 _Alt key 6 keyboard
    Ill

    A a key that gives an alternative function to another Er


    Key Use(s) key when both are pressed at the same time

    Caps Lock 1 B used for typing upper-case letters


    C a panel of keys used for entering data into a
    2 computer
    Shift key
    D a keyboard with a standard layout
    E a small keypad that features digits 0-9
    Control key 3
    F to enter data into a computer using a keyboard

    8
    O Read the sentence pairs. Choose which Speaking
    word or phrase best fits each blank. 0 With a partner, act out the roles below
    1 Caps Lock / Control key based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
    A The_______________ is used to give
    another key an alternate function. USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
    B The_______________ is used to type Do you know how to ... ? ▼
    capital letters. 1need t o ...
    You have to enter...
    2 function key / diacritical mark
    A A _______________ denotes special
    pronunciation of a letter. Student A: You are an employee using a
    computer. Talk to Student B about:
    B The is assigned a
    purpose by a piece of software. • typing a special symbol
    • what keys are used

    0 «» Listen and read the blog post again. What • where to find the code
    are ways to improve typing efficiency?
    Student B: You are an employee. Talk to
    Listening Student A about typing special symbols.

    0 ft Listen to a conversation between two


    employees. Mark the following statements Writing
    as true (T) or false (F).
    0 Use the blog post and the conversation
    1 _The client’s name has an accent mark in it. from Task 8 to complete the note below.
    2 _The accent mark requires using the alt key.
    3 _ The woman memorized the code. • ••

    O ft Listen again and complete the Ü ! DZDzdz Lj Lj lj NJ Nj nj


    conversation. Ä ä I T Ö Ö Li Ü Ü Ü Ü
    Employee 1: Hey, Jane - do you have a
    ✓ X
    ü U Ü Cl Ü 9 A a A 5 /E
    1 ______ ?
    Employee 2: Sure. What is it?
    ae G g K k Q 9 0 9 J DZ
    o

    Employee 1: I’m working on this memo. But I don’t Dz dz G N n Ä a /E ae 0 0


    know how to 2 _____________ . V \ \
    Ä ä A ä E e E e T I I
    Employee 2: What are you 3 ______ to type? w
    \x
    T 0 0 Ö 6 R r R f Ü Ü
    Employee 1: I need to put an 4 _____________ over
    an e. Do you know how to do that? 0 Q H h A ä Ö Ö 6
    Employee 2: Yeah, I’ve done that before. You enter Eric,
    a 5 _____________ while pressing the
    Alt key. I g ot your message about typing accent marks.
    Employee 1: Can you tell me the code?
    I know that you have to u se_______________
    Employee 2: I don’t remember. But you can
    _________________________ Alt key.
    6 .online.
    I'm afraid I'm not sure

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