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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 76 + 85 - 22 + 42 - 62 + 86 - 41 + 37 - 64 + 84 - 67 + 50 - 30 + 33 - 30 + 32 - 43 + 88 - 14 + 62 - 82 + 79 - 76 + 62 - 15 + 88 - 44 + 19 - 38 + 61 - 92 + 57 - 35 + 30 - 15 + 16 - 51 + 27 - 21 + 59 - 40 + 54 - 98 + 92 - 42 + 73 - 47 + 30 - 84 + 75 - 58 + 84 - 83 + 59 - 27 + 53 - 94 + 66 - 19 + 76 - 64Load Test