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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 74 + 98 - 48 + 54 - 53 + 34 - 45 + 18 - 32 + 82 - 29 + 50 - 72 + 29 - 61 + 77 - 68 + 55 - 47 + 60 - 39 + 58 - 88 + 83 - 89 + 67 - 64 + 77 - 21 + 68 - 36 + 60 - 52 + 90 - 15 + 22 - 20 + 95 - 93 + 15 - 33 + 96 - 66 + 39 - 28 + 80 - 87 + 51 - 71 + 29 - 93 + 64 - 99 + 23 - 65 + 30 - 89 + 13 - 42 + 31 - 49Load Test