Lever Action Typing Elements
Change the Lever Action Typing Ele-
ments on your
IBM
"Selectric"
II
Type-
writer in seconds for the most appro-
priate style of type for each typing job.
On top of each element the following
appears:
The name of the type style, e.g.,
Manifold 72.
The Element Release Lever (a black lever
except on
elements
with a
special
ly re-
quested character which will have a
white lever).
A three-digit part number atop the ele-
ment and under the end of the Element
Release Lever.
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• A triangle which points toward the platen
whenever the typewriter is in
lowercase
Position.
A solid triangle denotes
10-pitch
type,
an open triangle
12-pitch
type.
(The pitch denotes the number of char-
acters that are typed per horizontal inch
of space.)
Note:
Using a
typing element of one
pitch when the typewriter is set for the
other pitch will alter only the amount
of
space
between
each
character. Try
different type styles to determine which
is most suitable for your needs.