Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the % [percent] and $ [dollar sign] keys. 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 'F' key (use your left index finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.
The '%' key is two rows above the 'G' key (use your left index finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.

qwerty keyboard with % and $ Keys highlighted

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

fff frf f4f f4f 444 f4$ f4$ f$f $f$ 4$4 $4$ f$f f4f f4$ f$f fff ftf f5f f5f 555 f5% f5% f%f %f% 5%5 %5% f%f f5f f5% f%f $88 77% $83 69% $60 83% $59 62% $51 22% $37 98% $27 47% $36 88% $63 40% $81 22% $54 49% $90 53% $71 50% $21 40% $19 98% $30 73% $46 56% $77 31% $68 47% $37 79% $19 81% $73 92% $72 78% $40 63% $87 45% $59 32% $59 69% $87 59% $67 80% $87 26% $13 31% $38 83% $82 80% $24 95% $95 14% $24 58%

Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

Instructions:

Sample Data Entry Test Prompt

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