To give a particular order or position to the parts of something. Arrange Arrange your workstation before leaving class. ar range ə' rānj
The way that things are organized for a particular activity. Arrangement Workstation arrangement is very important. ar range ment ə'r rānj mənt
The way that things are organized for a particular activity. Properly Arrange your workstation properly. prop er ly ''präp ər lē
To hold your fingers firmly in place. Anchor Anchor your fingers on the home keys. an chor 'an Gkər
The state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall. Balance Feet flat on the floor for body balance. bal ance 'bal əns
To not be level or straight up and down. Slant Set up the slant of the keyboard. slant slant
To describe lines, paths, etc., that are the same distance apart along their whole length and do not touch at any point. Parallel Keep your arms parallel to the slant of your keyboard. par al lel ''per əl lel
A blank area separating written or printed words or lines. Space One space between words. space spās
The punctuation mark. used to show the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. Period You forgot to add a period at the end of the sentence. pe ri od ''pi rē əd
Not moving. Motionless Keep your hand motionless. mo tion less 'mō SH(ə)n ləs
Not increasing or decreasing. Steady Type keeping a steady speed. stead y 'sted ē
Stretch out a finger in a specified direction in order to strike a key. Reach Curve your fingers to reach down. reach rēch
To change from a straight shape to a rounded one. Curve Curve your fingers to reach down. curve kərv
To change from a straight shape to a rounded one. Curve Curve your fingers to reach down. curve kərv
Positioned to be straight up. Upright Keep your fingers curved and upright. up right 'əp,rīt
The end of something that is usually long and thin. Tip Strike using your finger tips. tip tip
A horizontal line of keys in a keyboard. Row Rest your fingers on the home row keys. row rō
The punctuation mark ; used to separate major parts in a sentence and to separate items in a series if the items contain commas. Semicolon Space once after semicolon. sem i co lon 'sem ī kō lən
A shortened form of a word or name used in place of the full word or name. Abbreviation Use the right abbreviation. ab bre vi a tion ə, brē vē āsh(ə)n
The first letters of each of a person's names. Initials Write your initials at the beginning of the page. in i tials i'n i SHəls
Its typical form A, B, C. Capital Letter Begin your paragraph with a capital letter. cap i tal let ter 'kap ə dl 'ləd dər
Its typical form A, B, C. Uppercase Begin your paragraph with an uppercase. up per case 'əp pər, kās
Its typical form a, b, c. Lowercase Use lowercase to fill out the form. low er case 'lō ər, kās
Located above another. Upper Locate the upper character on this key. up per 'əp pər
Located below another. Lower Locate the lower character on this key. low er 'lō (ə)r
To keep pressing down a key. Hold Hold left shift to capitalize letter u. hold hōld
To stop holding. Release Release the shift key after striking u. re lease rə' lēs
A punctuation mark (,) used to separate words or groups of words in a sentence. Comma Add a comma after the word boy. com ma 'käm mə
The punctuation mark (:) used in writing and printing to direct attention to what follows it (such as a list, explanation, or quotation). Colon Add a colon to introduce a list. co lon 'kō lən
The punctuation mark (?) used after a direct question. Question Mark A question mark is used for asking. ques 'kwes tion CH(ə)n
To start (one or more lines of text) farther to the right than other lines of text. Indent Indent at the beginning of a new paragraph. in dent in' dent