Correcting Key; To Correct Errors - IBM Selectric Personal Typewriter Operating Instructions Manual

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Correcting Key ( ~ )
Your typewriter has a correcting key on the bottom
right side of the keyboard to help you correct
errors quickly and easily.
To correct errors:
1.
Press the correcting key ( ) to backspace to
the last incorrectly typed character. Because the
correcting key repeats when you hold it down,
you can quickly move to any character toward
the beginning of the typing line.
Example:
correctign kye
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last incorrect character
2. Retype the incorrect character to erase it from
the pa per.
Example:
correctign ky
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3.
Press the correcting key to backspace to the
next incorrect character. Retype the character to
erase it from the paper.
Example:
correctign k
4.
Repeat step 3 until you correct all the errors.
Example :
correcti
5. Type t he correct cha racter(s)
Example:
correcting key
If you are typing carbon copies, correct them in the
usual way after you erase the character(s) from
t he original.
To cancel the correcting process, press spacebar
after you press the correct ing key.