Typewriting Pathfinder Honour

1 g
£0.78
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Requirements

 

1.      Show how to clean, type properly, and change ribbon on a typewriter.
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 (minimum) on new material for five minutes with no more than five errors.

 

Materials

 

1.      Show how to clean, type properly, and change ribbon on a typewriter.
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 (minimum) on new material for five minutes with no more than five errors.