Keyboard Hazards – Staying Healthy on the Computer

By: Dorry Catherine Pease (View Profile)

3.    Plan your work and play so that one is not performed to the exclusion of the other.

4.    Use different input devices on your computer:

a)  Perform a scrolling task using the mouse wheel or the arrow keys instead of clicking the mouse.

b)  Set and use keyboard shortcuts to change your routine.

c)   Work with software and hardware on your computer to reduce effort and increase productivity. Review written work using the document editing features, use the spell check before visually checking for errors, activate the grammar and spelling tools, and don’t cut, copy, or paste when you can review using your processor’s review tools.

d)  Change the thought pattern of your mind: edit from the bottom of your document to the top.

e)  If your mind begins to wander from your work, get up and let your body wander with your mind.

Above all, give yourself permission to relax and you will more likely write happy and compute healthy.

 

Sources:

EXPRESS Professional Staffing Services/Safety Booklet published by Express Personnel Services. Inc

Computers and Health TheOffice.com

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posted: 06.16.2007
Achievable Balance
I love the tremendous tips you provided here! Thank you so much! I agree that you have to force yourself to take a break, not just when the mood hits. Somedays I check the clock and think only 15 minutes have past and it's been an hour!! My trick now is I have a program installed called Dream Manifesto to help remind me of my dreams and goals. It pops up every hour and when it does, I minimize all my other windows, read each entry and then close my eyes and stretch so both my mind and body can take a break. Thank you so much for sharing!
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