Safety & Comfort Guide
4–3
Working in Comfort
Typing Style
Observe your typing style and notice how you use your
fingers and hands. Avoid keeping any unnecessary
tension in your thumbs and fingers. Observe whether you
have a heavy touch or a light touch while typing. Use the
minimum amount of force needed to depress the keys.
Reaching for Keys and Key Combinations
To reach keys that are not near your keyboard’s home
row, move your whole arm; avoid overstretching your
fingers. When pressing two keys simultaneously, such as
Ctrl+C or Alt+F, use two hands instead of contorting your
hand and fingers to reach both keys.
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TIPS
Keep it light
If your typing is on
the heavy side,
teach yourself to
lighten up. Press the
keys more gently.
“Hunt-and-peck”
typing
Non-touch-typing
causes the neck to
bend forward. Learn
how to touch-type so
you do not need to
look down at the
keyboard as often.
AVOID!
Avoid banging on
the keys or using
more force than the
keys require.
RIGHT
Relax all of your fingers
while typing and pointing;
notice and release excess
tension. This sounds
simple, but it may take
repeated effort and
attention to turn this into a
good habit.
WRONG!
Do not hold unnecessary
tension in any of your
fingers—including those
not touching keys or the
pointing device, as well as
those actively typing or
pointing.
