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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 95 + 22 - 40 + 96 - 36 + 93 - 91 + 23 - 27 + 49 - 87 + 80 - 20 + 17 - 70 + 25 - 70 + 99 - 43 + 70 - 84 + 88 - 28 + 65 - 86 + 53 - 35 + 20 - 89 + 93 - 40 + 82 - 96 + 49 - 35 + 34 - 89 + 98 - 31 + 80 - 75 + 31 - 57 + 38 - 81 + 53 - 57 + 70 - 71 + 43 - 71 + 93 - 92 + 12 - 83 + 19 - 97 + 68 - 16 + 81 - 22Load Test