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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 70 + 72 - 15 + 27 - 15 + 32 - 27 + 72 - 16 + 27 - 71 + 40 - 11 + 24 - 63 + 14 - 40 + 25 - 26 + 42 - 29 + 93 - 80 + 14 - 15 + 39 - 14 + 81 - 78 + 53 - 80 + 37 - 98 + 93 - 22 + 64 - 73 + 91 - 56 + 83 - 11 + 66 - 28 + 49 - 32 + 32 - 81 + 18 - 16 + 92 - 99 + 40 - 78 + 82 - 88 + 69 - 79 + 68 - 82 + 80 - 37Load Test