Touch Typing Lesson 25: + & - Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the + [plus] and - [hyphen/minus] keys. These keys are used for mathematical equations. In addition, the hyphen is used to spell many words, and a double hyphen [--] is typed to indicate a dash. If you already know the keyboard, try our our business drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '+' key is two rows above the '[' and ']' keys (use your right pinky finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '-' key is two rows above the 'p' and '[' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 41 + 74 - 42 + 48 - 29 + 60 - 90 + 22 - 66 + 71 - 43 + 18 - 60 + 15 - 27 + 21 - 39 + 72 - 91 + 96 - 29 + 37 - 11 + 74 - 83 + 28 - 30 + 67 - 32 + 64 - 86 + 32 - 35 + 56 - 63 + 22 - 28 + 28 - 37 + 23 - 51 + 93 - 67 + 29 - 20 + 11 - 64 + 28 - 26 + 99 - 39 + 99 - 86 + 59 - 34 + 46 - 24 + 84 - 62 + 12 - 89Load Test