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Next, place the middle finger on K, the ring finger on L, and the little finger on the ; key.

The hands should be lifted slightly above the keyboard, and the fingers should be in a slightly curved position. The hands should remain relaxed. The goal is to type the letters corresponding to these keys, getting accustomed to their positions and remembering which finger is responsible for which letter. You can form words, using spaces between them by pressing the space bar with your thumbs.

Additional Keys

• Move the left-hand index finger to the right (keeping the other fingers in place) and press G, then return it to F.
• Move the right-hand index finger to the left and press H, then return it to J.
• Move the right-hand little finger to the right and press ', then return it.
• Move the little finger further right past one key and press \.
• The right-hand little finger can also move two keys to the right to press Enter, which is the line-break key.

Upper Row Practice

Once the middle letter row is mastered, you can move on to the upper row.

• The left-hand little finger types Q (only the little finger moves up, presses the key, then returns to A).
• The ring finger moves up to press W.
• The middle finger presses E.
• The index finger presses R, returns to its home position, then moves up and slightly right to press T.

For the right hand:

• The index finger moves up and types U, then Y.
• The middle finger types I.
• The ring finger types O.
• The little finger types P, then [ and ].

Lower Row Practice

Only after mastering the middle and upper rows and practicing words, should you proceed to the lower row.

• The left-hand little finger moves diagonally down to the right to press Z, as well as \ (if present on the keyboard).
• The ring finger presses X.
• The middle finger presses C.
• The index finger presses V and B.
• The right-hand index finger types N and M.
• The middle finger types , (comma).
• The ring finger types . (period).
• The little finger types / (slash).

Typing Capital Letters

To type an uppercase letter, for example, A:

• The right-hand little finger moves down and right to press Shift and holds it.
• The left-hand little finger presses A.
• Both keys are then released.

Bottom Row (First Row)

• In the very bottom row is the space bar — a long key in the center.
• To the left of the space bar:
  • Alt – auxiliary key.
  • Windows key – opens the Start menu.
  • Ctrl (Control) – used in key combinations.
• To the right of the space bar:
  • Alt.
  • Context menu key (may not be present on some keyboards).
  • Ctrl (Control).

Second Row (Shift Row — Letters on the Left)

• Shift – long key on the left and right (changes letter case).
• Between the Shift keys are the letters:
  • Z, X, C, V, B, N, M
• To the right of M:
  • , (comma)
  • . (period)
  • / (slash)

Third Row (Caps Lock Row — Letters in the Middle)

• Caps Lock – on the left (enables uppercase letters).
• Then come the letters:
  • A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L
• To the right of L:
  • ; (semicolon)
  • ' (apostrophe)
• In the far-right corner:
  • Enter – moves to a new line.

Fourth Row (Tab Row — Letters on the Top)

• Tab – on the left (creates an indent).
• Then come the letters:
  • Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P
• To the right of P:
  • [ (opening bracket)
  • ] (closing bracket)
• After them:
  • Enter key.

Fifth Row (Number Row — Above the Letters)

• ` (grave accent / tilde) – on the left.
• Then come the numbers:
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
• Next:
  • - (minus)
  • = (equals)
• To the right:
  • Backspace – deletes characters.

Sixth Row (Function Keys — Top of the Keyboard)

• Esc (Escape) – top-left corner (cancels an action).
• Next to it are:
  • F1 – F12 – function keys.
• To the right:
  • Print Screen, Scroll Lock, Pause

Control Block (Middle Section)

• Arrow keys (bottom) – for cursor movement.
• Above the arrow keys:
  • Insert, Delete – insert and delete.
  • Home, End – beginning and end of a line.
  • Page Up, Page Down – scrolling.

Number Block (On the Right, If Available)

• Num Lock – enables numeric keypad.
• 0–9 – main numbers.
• *, +, -, / – mathematical operations.
• Enter – confirmation key.

Using Caps Lock with NVDA

• To open the NVDA menu, press: Caps Lock + N.
• To type uppercase letters:
  • Press the Caps Lock key twice quickly.
• To switch back to lowercase letters:
  • Again, press the Caps Lock key twice quickly.

2. Download Avidemux

1. On the page, press the H key repeatedly until you reach the heading "Downloads".
2. Press Tab to navigate to the download link and press Enter.
3. If another "Download now" link appears, press Enter again.

3. Install the Program

1. Go to the Downloads folder and use the arrow keys to select the downloaded file (e.g., avidemux_xxx.exe), then press Enter.
2. In the installation window:
   • Press Tab to move to the "Next" button and press Enter.
   • Press Tab again on the next screen and press Enter to confirm the installation path.
   • You can leave all options unchecked or choose as needed, then click "Next".
   • Use Tab to reach the checkbox in the license agreement, press Space to check it, then press Tab to "Next" and Enter.
   • Select the folder for installation or leave it as default, then press Next.
   • A security warning may appear — press Alt + Y or use Tab to reach "Yes" and press Enter.
   • After installation completes, press Enter on the "Finish" button.
3. An Avidemux shortcut will appear on your desktop.

4. Change the Program Language (If Needed)

1. Find the Avidemux shortcut on your desktop and press Enter to open the program.
2. If the interface is in English:
   • Press Alt to open the menu.
   • Use the right arrow to open the "Edit" menu, then arrow down to "Preferences" and press Enter.
   • The focus will be on the "User Interface" tab.
   • Press Tab to reach the "Language" option and use the arrows to select your preferred language.
   • Press Enter to confirm, then close the program with Alt + F4 and reopen it.

5. Customize the Interface

1. To remove panels from the main window:
   • Press Alt, then use the left arrow to reach the "View" menu.
   • Arrow down to "Panels", then press the right arrow to expand the submenu.
   • Arrow down to the first item and press Enter to hide it.
   • Use Tab to check if there are more items on the screen. If so, repeat the process for each panel.
2. You can restore any hidden panel by selecting it again in the same menu or using hotkeys.

6. Load a Video File

1. Press Ctrl + O to open the file selection dialog.
2. Navigate using arrow keys, select the desired video file, and press Enter.

7. Explore Hotkeys for Editing

1. Open the program menu by pressing Alt.
2. Press Tab to reach the "Edit" menu, then press Enter and use the up/down arrows to navigate through menu items.
3. Press Escape, then Tab to the "Navigation" menu item, and press Enter to explore movement commands.
4. Press Escape several times to close the menus.

8. Edit and Save the Video

1. Press the Home key to go to the beginning of the video.
2. Press Space to play or pause the video.
3. Stop near the point where you want to start cutting. Use arrow keys to move frame by frame for precision.
4. Press Ctrl + T to set the exact time for trimming. Enter seconds in the first field and milliseconds in the second, then press Enter.
5. Check the position by playing the video. Repeat this step until you have the exact cut point.
6. Press Ctrl + Page Up to mark point A (start of the cut).
7. Repeat the above process to find the end point B and press Ctrl + Page Down.
8. Press Ctrl + X to cut the selected part of the video.
9. If the program displays a warning like:

   "The end point of the cut is not on a keyframe. Saving in copy mode may cause damage."

   Press Insert + B to hear the message and confirm with Enter.
10. Save the video by pressing Ctrl + S. You can change the filename and extension (e.g., from .mkv to .mp4).
11. Choose a location to save the file and press Enter on the "Save" button. If another warning appears, press Enter again.

Note

The original video file remains unchanged. All edits are applied to a new file.