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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 94 + 96 - 83 + 22 - 95 + 33 - 91 + 28 - 57 + 90 - 26 + 30 - 54 + 27 - 80 + 11 - 22 + 72 - 84 + 97 - 79 + 62 - 21 + 81 - 39 + 95 - 64 + 93 - 92 + 40 - 67 + 67 - 28 + 14 - 47 + 21 - 98 + 92 - 55 + 37 - 51 + 99 - 78 + 39 - 23 + 85 - 97 + 16 - 68 + 39 - 83 + 60 - 33 + 18 - 21 + 50 - 75 + 90 - 80 + 77 - 41Load Test