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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 78 + 90 - 84 + 40 - 80 + 32 - 96 + 57 - 74 + 19 - 34 + 87 - 48 + 98 - 99 + 36 - 98 + 88 - 73 + 83 - 14 + 96 - 20 + 72 - 74 + 97 - 78 + 45 - 25 + 64 - 61 + 42 - 25 + 62 - 90 + 91 - 22 + 19 - 98 + 63 - 71 + 87 - 51 + 86 - 15 + 67 - 80 + 87 - 63 + 70 - 61 + 84 - 43 + 42 - 97 + 90 - 81 + 26 - 29 + 37 - 14Load Test