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 $23 98% $18 20% $15 80% $82 62% $76 34% $86 49% $70 91% $54 44% $80 47% $37 34% $75 53% $68 33% $35 79% $95 71% $58 82% $87 76% $25 15% $52 50% $79 62% $25 37% $83 40% $60 73% $15 56% $34 92% $32 10% $49 51% $80 26% $39 93% $74 43% $98 89% $87 32% $54 55% $18 52% $25 31% $64 60% $59 71%

Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

Instructions:

Sample Data Entry Test Prompt

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