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What you are referring to is the QWERTY (start of top left row) keyboard layout.
Rumor has it that this selection of letters were placed in order to slow down the typing speed. Why would they want to slow them down? Because, on the original typewriters, ink was transferred to paper via an arm. On the end of that arm was the letter you wanted to type. Some people were so fast that arms tended to get jammed and you had to stop and unclog them before doing anymore typing. Also, it it not a coincidence that the letter from the top row can be rearranged to spell "typewriter".
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∙ 9y agoThese keys are the home row because they are the keys on which your fingers are supposed to rest when you are not typing. You are always supposed to place your hands on those keys and come back to them. The left hand rests on "asdf" and the right hand rests on "jkl;".
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Can you make any words on any one row of computer keys?
Yes, on any row but the bottom row.
Which fingers should you use to type the bottom row keys?
the same fingers you use to type all the other keys
How do you type correctly?
put your pointers on the J and F key.(Left pointer on F) Then put your thumbs on the space bar. Put the rest of your finger allgined with the keys (right hand middle finger on K, ring finger on L, Pinky on ; etc.) place on the home row keys and type the initials of your first and last name.
Where does a column and row intersect on a spreadsheet?
The intersection of a column and a row in a worksheet is a cell. The address of the cell is the combination of the column and the row. The Column's address is a letter; the row is a number. Cell A1 is in the upper left hand corner. Cell B1 is to its right but cell A2 is underneath it.
What is the rewind button and where is it in your computer because you use windows 7?
The rewind button os a key on the keyboard. It is used while watching movies on your computer in the media player or while listening to music in the same thing. Look near the top row of keys.
Why are the home rows asdfjkl?
why is it called the home row
What is letters in a keyboard?
Any letter can be typed on the keyboard.
Why is the home row given that name?
The home row on a QWERTY keyboard is the middle row of letters. When a person is learning to type, she or he is taught to keep the fingers close to home. The home row is ASDFJKL;.
What are ASDFGHJKl keys called?
These keys are often referred to as the home row on the keyboard.
What is purpose of home row keys?
what is the purpose of home row keys
Is The home row is also called the QWERTY row?
No, the home row is the center row, made up of a, s, d, f, keys. the QWERTY row is above the home row.
How many home row keys are there?
It's the middle row of letters, beginning with CAPs Lock and A S D F. Most keyboards also have two little notches that indicate where your pointer fingers should rest in standard position.
What does home row keys mean?
the home row keys are asdf jkl; right? if you type the home row keys, actually there is no function. type the home row keys and then just go. you start at the home row keys and use the bump keys, f and j to find the other letters
What are the letters in the home row area of a keyboard?
The main home row keys are ASDF JKL;. By extension, the other keys on that row are also part of the home row. They are called that because that is where you put your fingers when at rest. The dominant thumb stays on the spacebar (or below the spacebar if you prefer or it is too sensitive). There are often small protrusions on the F and J keys to make it easy to find where your index fingers stay and to avoid confusion with the G and H keys. Some keyboards lose the bumps after extreme use.
Are letters g and h included in home row keys?
Yes, they are indeed included in the home row keys, mostly because they are part of the center row of keys.
What are home row keys on the right called?
The standard 4 home row keys on the right are J, K, L and the key with the semi-colon and colon on it. Keyboards in some countries have their keys laid out differently so there can be differences in some cases.
What are the left home row keys?
Lef home row- a,s,d,f
