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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 60 + 65 - 41 + 60 - 97 + 97 - 41 + 62 - 64 + 56 - 65 + 42 - 97 + 91 - 54 + 68 - 43 + 84 - 49 + 97 - 88 + 92 - 85 + 17 - 18 + 80 - 64 + 94 - 31 + 68 - 72 + 83 - 43 + 48 - 46 + 47 - 51 + 50 - 14 + 15 - 94 + 29 - 71 + 81 - 51 + 54 - 79 + 33 - 98 + 67 - 40 + 60 - 65 + 56 - 71 + 93 - 91 + 56 - 92 + 86 - 70Load Test