IBM Selectric II User Manual

WORD PROCESSING
.cations Center
Centering Guidelines
Horizontally
When the paper is centered in the carriage
(see Page 2), move the Carrier to the Cen-
ter dot on the Margin/Pitch Scale. Then
backspace once for each two characters
in the material to be centered. Type the
material.
Vertically
Normal typewriter spacing provides 6 line
Spaces per inch, or 66 line spaces per
Standard
(11" long) page. Be sure to
allow for a top and bottom margin.
Use the Page-End Indicator (see Page 4) to
gauge the bottom margin.
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IBM Selectric II Specifications

General

Type	Electric typewriter
Introduced	1971
Keyboard	QWERTY
Height	6.5 inches
Typing speed	15 characters per second
Carriage width	13 inches
Pitch	10 or 12 characters per inch
Manufacturer	IBM
Power supply	120V AC
Correction System	Lift-off tape
Ribbon type	Fabric ribbon
Colors available	blue
Typing Element	Interchangeable spherical type element (typeball)