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 $29 70% $72 13% $78 85% $34 24% $71 34% $66 78% $18 57% $31 57% $80 99% $21 99% $27 50% $58 24% $52 31% $58 52% $46 89% $68 59% $19 34% $71 62% $81 39% $70 47% $80 77% $28 59% $80 27% $13 88% $83 17% $34 69% $87 70% $33 55% $81 96% $20 30% $83 84% $73 96% $66 30% $89 26% $60 21% $62 96%

Touch Typing Lesson 28: % and $ Keys

Instructions:

Sample Data Entry Test Prompt

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