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Typewriting

Requirements

1. Show how to clean the type or element properly and change ribbon on a type writer.

2. Know the difference between a fabric and a carbon ribbon.

3. Identify the following parts of the typewriter and know their function:

  • a. Frame
  • b. Keyboard
  • c. Space bar
  • d. Backspace key
  • e. Shift keys and lock
  • f. Platen
  • g. Impression control
  • h. Margin stops
  • i. Paper release
  • j. Leverline-space lever
  • k. Line-finder control
  • l. Paper centering scale
  • m. Cardholder
  • n. Paper bail lever
  • o. Pitch selection lever
  • p. Margin release

4. Know how to set tabs for tabulation. Properly type a tabulated page with at least four columns.

5. Show how to center information horizontally and vertically on paper.

6. Show how to construct block and indented style letters.

7. Operate a typewriter at a speed of forty words a minute on new material for five minutes with no more than five errors.

Answer key & resources

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Adapted from AY Honors/Typewriting on the Pathfinder Wiki, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. See the original page's history for its authors.
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