Lesson 22: Balanced Hand Drills

Score: 10 points
Directions: Follow the steps listed below along with the teacher's instructions.
Notice: The text that you are instructed to type is displayed in a Lucinda Sans Typewriter font.

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WARM-UP

• Return your hands to the keyboard.
• Open Windows Notepad
• Maximize your window
• Go to File -- Save
  • Go to your Keyboarding Folder: Z:\\Keyboarding\
  • Name your file "Lesson22"
• Type your Name and the Date at the top of the document.
  • Press Enter 4 Times
• Type the following line three times with accuracy.

  He will try to come to see you at four.

EXERCISE 1

• Save your file: File -- Save.
• Type each line three times. Double space after each 3-line group:

  ale won did fry gin lea ask win hen can
  amp ego use the its kin due ice ban but
  who arm six two his not may way out had

STRETCH BREAK

• Take a minute to stretch out
  • Stand up
  • Bend down and touch your toes
  • Stretch your arms above your head
  • Stretch your arms out to your sides
  • Flex your fingers

EXERCISE 2

• Save your file: File -- Save.
• Type each line three times. Double space after each 3-line group:

  mast wand same word oxen quit dine cane
  late mice boat owed sent your form kite
  exit omit comb wand have them most soap

EXERCISE 3

• Save your file: File -- Save.
• Type each line three times. Double space after each 3-line group:

  court brown prize money dozen quota ace
  equip ebony brain stock avoic comic due
  quake above globe voice windy brain aid

STRETCH BREAK

• Take a minute to stretch out
  • Stand up
  • Bend down and touch your toes
  • Stretch your arms above your head
  • Stretch your arms out to your sides
  • Flex your fingers

EXERCISE 4: TIMED PRACTICE

• Save your file: File -- Save.
• Practice the set of lines twice. Double space after each set.
• Take a 1-minute timed writing, repeating as necessary.
  • GOAL: 19 wpm, 1 error

STRETCH BREAK

• Take a minute to stretch out
  • Stand up
  • Bend down and touch your toes
  • Stretch your arms above your head
  • Stretch your arms out to your sides
  • Flex your fingers

EXTRA PRACTICE

1. Save your file: File -- Save
2. If you have extra time after completing the assigned task:
   1. Enter twice after the end of the text in your current document
   2. Type the heading EXTRA PRACTICE in all Capital letters
   3. Enter twice more after typing the heading
   4. Repeat the lines from the current lesson
   5. Repeat step 4 if necessary
3. Use your imagination to develop 10 lines of text using the keys that you have learned up to this point.

FINISH UP

1. Double-check that your name and the date is at the top of the page
2. Save your file: File -- Save
3. Print to Lab Printer
   1. DO NOT go to printer to pick it up.Your instructor will pick up all pages at once.

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by: Casey Jo Burrus | Last Updated: December 28, 2013
NOTE: The lessons on this site were compiled using the resources listed on the Resources page.
This lesson derived from from Step-By-Step Computer Keyboarding .