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 '$' key is two rows above the 'F' key (use your left index finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '%' key is two rows above the 'G' key (use your left index finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
fff frf f4f f4f 444 f4$ 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 $37 31% $31 19% $25 35% $32 25% $52 70% $18 17% $90 44% $30 19% $19 65% $44 66% $19 28% $69 56% $53 82% $16 51% $78 49% $76 82% $38 84% $27 19% $18 53% $20 61% $14 18% $63 46% $86 86% $54 41% $58 60% $67 95% $47 78% $99 72% $95 97% $90 46% $89 58% $12 43% $24 67% $59 53% $53 39% $13 44%Load Test