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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 77 + 66 - 88 + 52 - 19 + 73 - 68 + 78 - 22 + 78 - 15 + 45 - 13 + 16 - 99 + 60 - 70 + 51 - 65 + 30 - 73 + 69 - 59 + 35 - 60 + 30 - 20 + 30 - 95 + 31 - 37 + 96 - 50 + 33 - 18 + 66 - 95 + 37 - 58 + 84 - 86 + 77 - 20 + 46 - 94 + 98 - 34 + 70 - 13 + 60 - 70 + 15 - 33 + 65 - 71 + 64 - 86 + 31 - 95 + 91 - 11Load Test