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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 96 + 40 - 21 + 82 - 13 + 69 - 57 + 31 - 82 + 59 - 41 + 73 - 79 + 83 - 48 + 65 - 70 + 89 - 59 + 70 - 54 + 63 - 73 + 83 - 56 + 75 - 86 + 74 - 61 + 39 - 61 + 65 - 14 + 36 - 54 + 73 - 97 + 87 - 46 + 94 - 99 + 39 - 35 + 44 - 55 + 16 - 35 + 31 - 46 + 27 - 47 + 28 - 39 + 85 - 21 + 89 - 91 + 30 - 74 + 32 - 95Load Test