[access-uk] Re: Typeing tutorial for a beginner?
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:40:55 -0000
One of the major differences is that our right Alt key,
which is usually labelled "Alt Gr", allows a 3rd character
to be generated. For example, Alt Gr + the 4 on the top
row, will generate a Euro currency sign, which visually
looks like an upper case letter C with an equals sign
superimposed on it. Plain shifted 4 is an Americam Dollar
sign. This feature is used heavily in many European
countries to produce specific accented characters.
We have an extra key to the left of the Z which is our
back-slash. Shifted 2 is the @ sign, where in the UK it's
double quotes. Shifted 3 is the hash or what Americans call
a "Pound" key which looks like a musical sharp sign ---
rather confusingly, our British Pound currency symbol is
there. Americans have apostrophe and double quotes to the
left of the Enter key, we have apostrophe and the @ sign.
Plus a few more I won't go into right now.
You can see visual layouts of different keyboards at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout.
George.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:22 AM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Typeing tutorial for a beginner?
interesting George, I never knew that, what are the other
differences between our keyboards?
Ari
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell
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To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:37 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Typeing tutorial for a
beginner?
I don't want to put a dampener on this this valuable
advice, but please do bear in mind that the UK's PC keyboard
differs in many ways from American ones, and indeed if I
recall correctly, when I was training in South Africa, they
keyboards were also not in line with UK ones. (They don't
have a Pound currency sign for a start - which is shifted 3)
Hence, any keyboard typing tutor should specifically
be aimed at UK keyboards.
George.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:48 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Typeing tutorial for a
beginner?
Hi Alan,
It's not free, but there's a program called Talking
Typing Teacher from I think it is in Canada, a company
called Marvle Soft. I know the National Council here in
South Africa recommend it for beginning typing, I can't find
the site, but you can get it from
www.independentliving.com
Ari
----- Original Message -----
From: alan pollard
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To: access uk
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Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:46 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Typeing tutorial for a
beginner?
Hi List Members,an elderley aquaintance of
mine, who has just recently lost most of his sight has
invested in a computer loaded with:jaws 8,has asked me about
the availability of a free if possible ,typeing
tutorialthe the only one I found was one called:rapid
typeing but it is overloaded with cartoon like graphics,
and so if anyone could direct us to a straight forward
typeing tutorial I know my friend would be very
appreciative!.thanks in advanceAlan.
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