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 $17 53% $75 99% $52 55% $43 33% $46 62% $57 21% $92 42% $65 69% $59 92% $63 56% $65 19% $37 98% $53 65% $46 29% $37 34% $80 79% $86 80% $67 36% $95 57% $50 48% $57 57% $41 76% $27 90% $11 66% $25 25% $97 30% $42 62% $20 17% $32 38% $63 37% $54 89% $90 98% $31 62% $43 13% $45 47% $16 80%

Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

Instructions:

Sample Data Entry Test Prompt

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