Repeat Keys; Carrier Return Key (Return); Index Key (Index); Hyphen/Underline Key - IBM Selectric Personal Typewriter Operating Instructions Manual

:epeat
Keys
he following keys on your typewriter are repeat,
r typematic, keys:
Carrier retu rn key (RETURN)
Index key (INDEX)
Hyphen/Underline key
Backspace key (BACKSPACE)
Spacebar
Correcting key ( )
)r sing le action, press the key lightly. For repeat
:tion, press the key to its second level and hold
down.
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Carrier Return Key (RETURN)
To
move the carrier to the left margin and move
the paper vert ically, press t he carrier return key
(RETURN). For continuous vertical spacing, press the
key to its second level and hold it down .
Index Key
(INDEX)
To move the paper vertically, press the index key
(INDEX). Press it lightly for single action; hold it at
the second level for repeat action . Paper insertion
is easy and exact when you drop the paper behind
the platen and then hold down the index key.
Hyphen/Underline Key
For single action, touch the key lightly. For repeat
action, press t he key to its second level and hold it
down.
Backspace Key (BACKSPACE)
Touch t he backspace key (BACKSPACE) lightly to
move the carrier back one space. To move t he
carrier back toward the left margin faster, press the
key to its second level and hold it down.
Spacebar
To move the carrier forward one space, touch and
release t he spaceba r. To move the carrier qu ickly
and smoothly across the page, press the spacebar
to its second level and hold it down. When t he
carrier reaches t he right margin, the spacebar
moves the carrier through the right margin without
stoppi ng. You do not have to press the margin
release key (MAR REL).
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