Typing Style; Keyboard And Pointing Device; Monitor - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 917 Supplementary Manual

N Are you training yourself to lighten up when you find you are pounding on the

Typing Style

N If you are not a touch typist, have you been taking typing lessons?
N Are you training your fingers to relax when they become tense?
N Do you use your whole arm to reach for keys not located near the home row?
N Is your keyboard positioned directly in front of you?
Keyboard and
Pointing Device
N Are your keyboard height and slope adjusted so that your wrists are straight and
N If you are typing with the keyboard on your lap, are your shoulders relaxed and
N If you are using a mouse or detached trackball, is it placed to the immediate right
N If you are using a mouse or trackball, are you holding it loosely, with a relaxed
N Do you let go of your pointing device when you are not using it?
N Are you using a light touch when you click the buttons on your pointing device
N Are you cleaning your mouse or trackball frequently?
N Is your monitor positioned in front of you and at a comfortable viewing distance,

Monitor

N Are the text and images on your monitor easily visible in a comfortably seated
N Have you eliminated glare and bright reflections on your monitor, without
N Is your monitor's entire viewing area located just below your eye height?
N Is your monitor tilted so your face and the monitor are parallel?
N Have you adjusted the brightness and contrast controls to improve the quality of
N Is your document holder positioned near the monitor, at the same distance,
Safety and Comfort
keys?
your shoulders relaxed?
your wrists straight?
or left of your keyboard?
hand?
(mouse, trackball, touchpad, or pointing stick)?
about arm's length? Or if you look at a paper document more than your monitor,
is your document holder in front of you with your monitor to one side?
position?
compromising your posture?
text and graphics?
height, and angle as the monitor?
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