Setting Up a Healthy Work Environment A-7 Type with your hands and wrists floating above the keyboard. Use awrist pad only to rest your wrists between typing. Avoid resting yourwrists on sharp edges. Type with your wrists straight. Instead of twisting your wristssideways to press hard-to-reach keys, move your whole arm. Keepfrom bending your wrists, hands, or fingers sideways. Press the keys gently; do not bang them. Keep your shoulders, arms,hands, and fingers relaxed.