1.03 Apply the touch method in operating
the keyboard while increasing speed and
accuracy.
Essential Question: What are the correct methods
for calculating GWAM while increasing speed and
accuracy using correct keyboarding techniques?
TECHNIQUE
• The form and keying style
that a typist uses while
operating the keyboard
.
TOUCH-METHOD
• To key by touch rather than
by the hunt-and-peck
method.
POSTURE
• The way the typist sits; the
way the typist’s arms,
wrists, fingers, and legs
and feet are placed.
WORK AREA
• The arrangement of the
keyboard, copy, mouse,
and other materials on
the desk.
ALPHABETIC KEYS
• Letter keys on the
keyboard.
ENTER/RETURN
• Used to move the cursor
down a line.
GWAM
• GWAM (Gross Words a
Minute) is the number of
keystrokes a typist can make
in a timed period.
QWERTY KEYBOARD
• The most commonly used
keyboard arrangement.
SPACE BAR
• Used to insert spaces
between characters.
ACCURACY
• The ability to key text
without errors.
TIMED WRITING
• Typing copy for a timed
period in order to figure
your GWAM rate.
STANDARD
KEYBOARDING WORD
• Five characters or any
combination of five
characters and spaces.
HOW TO DETERMINE
KEYBOARDING GWAM
• Type for a specific number of minutes (timed
writing) as directed by your teacher.
• Determine the number of standard
keyboarding words you keyed.
• Remember: Every five strokes (characters and
spaces) count as one word.
• Divide the total number of words keyed by the
number of minutes that you were timed.
FIGURING GWAM FOR
A ONE-MINUTE TIMED WRITING
• If you typed 40 strokes
(characters) in one
minute, you would take
40/5 = 8 GWAM
FIGURING GWAM FOR
A TWO-MINUTE TIMED
WRITING
• If you typed 40 strokes
(characters) in two
minutes, you would take
(40/5) ÷ 2 = 4 GWAM
FIGURING GWAM FOR
A THREE-MINUTE TIMED
WRITING
• If you typed 300 strokes
(characters) in three
minutes, you would take
(300/5) ÷ 3 = 20 GWAM
FIGURING TOTAL STROKES
FOR A ONE-MINUTE TIMED
WRITING FROM GWAM
• If you typed 20 GWAM in
one minute, you would
take (20 *5) = 100 Strokes
FIGURING TOTAL STROKES
FOR A TWO-MINUTE TIMED
WRITING FROM GWAM
• If you typed 90 GWAM in
two minutes, you would
take (90 *5) ÷ 2 = 225 Strokes