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- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 80 + 49 - 50 + 74 - 54 + 67 - 34 + 33 - 60 + 82 - 28 + 94 - 79 + 62 - 58 + 15 - 68 + 70 - 75 + 47 - 21 + 65 - 32 + 61 - 28 + 77 - 72 + 14 - 22 + 71 - 54 + 77 - 25 + 43 - 85 + 57 - 89 + 57 - 92 + 64 - 34 + 90 - 53 + 48 - 13 + 35 - 56 + 74 - 22 + 93 - 54 + 68 - 29 + 92 - 89 + 55 - 90 + 40 - 68 + 55 - 86Load Test