New Keys: #, &, and ( )
 

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Remember to keep your eyes on the monitor and your fingers on homerow!!!!

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Objectives:
1. To learn reach strokes for #, &, and ( )
2. To combine #, &, and ( ) smoothly with other keys.

Directions: Key each line twice in the box provided.  Use the tab key to move to the next textbox.

d d #d #d dd ## d#d d#d 3# 3# Shift # as you enter #33d.

Do not space between a number and #: 3# of #633 at $9.35/#. 

j j &j &j && j&j j&j 7& 7& Have you written to Poe & Son?

Do not space before or after & in initials, e.g., CG&E, B&O.

Shift for # and &.  Recall:  # stands for number and pounds.

Names joined by & require spaces; a # sign alone does, also.

Letters joined by & are keyed solid: List Stock #3 as C&NW.

I bought 20# of #830 grass seed from Locke & Uhl on March 4.

l l (l (l ll (( l(l l(l 9( (9 Shift for the ( as you key (9.

As ( is the shift of 9, use the l finger to key 9, (, or 9(. 

; ; ); ); ;; )) ;) ;); ;); 0) 0) Shift for the ) as you key 0).

As ) is the shift of -, use the ; finger to key 0, ), or 0).

Hints: (1) depress shift; (2) strike key ; (3) release both.

Tab steps: (1) clear tabs, (2) set stops, and (3) tabulate.

The new accounts (#594-7308) draws annual interest at 3 1/4%

Rios & Cho will try Case #947-285 and Case #960-318 in June.

DP&L sent Invoice #67-5849-302 to Ito & Brown on October 19.

Waltz (the plaintiff) and Ross (the defendant) are in court.

The note for five hundred dollars ($500) pays 8.5% interest.

Twenty-four (31%) of the owners voted for a $250 assessment.

Only 1/4 picked Yes, 1/2 picked No, and 1/4 did not respond.

Did the girl row to the dock for the clams and six big fish?

They wish to make an issue of the work she did for the city.

When you key copy that contains both words and numbers, it is best to key numbers using the top row.  When the copy consists primarily of figures, however, it may be faster to use the keypad.  In any event, keying figures quickly is a major skill to prize.  You can expect to key figures often in the future, so learn to key them with very little peeking.