Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the % [percent] and $ [dollar sign] keys. 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 'F' key (use your left index finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.
The '%' key is two rows above the 'G' key (use your left index finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.

qwerty keyboard with % and $ Keys highlighted

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

fff frf f4f f4f 444 f4$ f4$ f$f $f$ 4$4 $4$ f$f f4f f4$ f$f fff ftf f5f f5f 555 f5% f5% f%f %f% 5%5 %5% f%f f5f f5% f%f $94 15% $62 64% $39 20% $92 85% $85 69% $18 58% $51 15% $76 42% $73 81% $69 61% $14 91% $14 95% $78 33% $75 30% $94 50% $89 59% $26 77% $32 80% $32 73% $43 98% $67 73% $66 16% $31 87% $90 70% $95 33% $87 56% $46 69% $69 56% $43 17% $53 71% $59 82% $39 22% $90 57% $29 93% $53 20% $60 75%

Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

Instructions:

Sample Data Entry Test Prompt

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