Lesson 1: Enter and Spacebar

Keyboard with an arrow pointing to the Enter button

The Enter key is sometimes called Return.

Open the Microsoft Word program by double clicking on this icon on your desktop.

Open a new document by clicking on the blank page icon at the top left-hand side of the computer screen.

Type your first name

Press spacebar with your right thumb.
Keep your other fingers on the home row.

Type your last name.

Press Enter with your right little finger.
Keep your other fingers on the home row.

Type the name of your street.

Keyboard with arrows pointing to the Enter button and the Spacebar button

Pressing Enter will take you down to the next line.

The Spacebar lets you make a space.


Does your keyboard look like this?

Joe Smith (your name) 213 Broadway Avenue (the name of your street).