The success of any secretarial personnel is strongly dependent on the effective application of some of the basic typing techniques. The techniques that must be mastered in typing for expedient and neat typing are:
- Tabular key operation + Key _
- Line–space regulator
- Carriage Return lever
- Margin release lever
Alphabetic Sentence Drills
Exercise: You are required to type each sentence four times using single line spacing.
Margin: left – 11 Right margin 17
Left margin 20, Right margin 79 – elite
- The bag was full of eggs
- There is a dig in that house
- You must plan to succeed
- Exercise is good for you
- Look before you leap
One – line sentence Drill
The essence of one – line sentences drill is for the typist to type a sentence on a line before proceeding to the next one
Exercise 2
You are required to type the following sentences, one on each line three times using single line spacing.
Margin pica – 10 and 70
Elite – 12 and 80
- Ijeoma escaped suspension last term for lateness
- Baby is gift from Almighty God
- Success is a product of hard work
- Panadol is recommended for body pains
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