IBM Selectric Operating Instructions

Typamatic
Keys
The
five
Typamatic
Keys—Index,
Backspace,
Carrier
Return,
Hyphen/Underscore
and
Space
Bar—can
save
much
typing
time
and
effort.
Each
of
these
is
a
single
action
key
until
it
is
depressed
to
its
second
level
and
held
there. This
makes
the
key
typamatic
—a
repeat
action
key.
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Index
Key
To
space
vertically
from
any
point
on
the
writing
line
to
any
line
on
the
page—depress
the Index
Key.
Depress
lightly
for
single
action.
Hold
at
the
second
level for
typamatic
action.
Paper
insertion
is
easy
and
exact
when
you
drop
the
paper
behind the
platen
and
then hold
down the Index
Key.
Backspace
Key
Touch
lightly
to
move
the
Carrier back
one
space.
To
speed
the Carrier
typamatically
toward
the
left
margin,
depress
and hold
the
Backspace
Key
at
its
second
level.

IBM Selectric Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Selectric
Category	Typewriter
Language	English