IBM Selectric Operating Instructions

Typing Tips
Typing
Cards
and Labels
Make
a
horizontal
pleat
across
the
center
of
a
sheet
of
bond
paper.
Insert the
sheet
around
the
platen
and
line
up
the
edge
of
the
pleat
with
the
edge
of
the
Copy
Guide
Scale.
Place
the
card
or
label
in
the
pleat,
roll
back
and
type.
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Drawing
Vertical Lines
Place
a
pencil or
ball—point
pen
in
the
notch
of
the Clear
View
Card Holder. Vertical
lines
may
be drawn
by
rolling
the
platen manually
or using
the lndex
Key. (By
pulling
forward
on
the
Line
Position Reset
Lever,
you
can
achieve
a
free
rolling
motion
while
you
draw
a
vertical
line.
Remember
to
return
the
Lever
to
its
home
position
to
achieve
normal
line
spacing.)
Line
Return Without
Vertical
Spacing
When
you
wish
to
return
to
the
beginning
of
the
same
writing
line,
press
in
on
the
left
Platen
Knob.
(Be
careful
not to turn
the
Platen
Knob.)
While
this
is
held,
touch the
Carrier
Return
Key.
The
Carrierwill
return
to
the
beginning
of
the
writing
line without
spacing vertically.
Printing
Vertical Columns
Printing a
uniform column
of
any
symbol—
quotation mark,
parentheses,
etc—can
be
accomplished
easily
and
quickly.
For
example,
depress
the Quotation
Mark
Key,
then touch the
Backspace
and
index
Keys
simultaneously.
Repeat
this
sequence
as
many
times
as
needed.
Use
the fore-
finger
of
your
left
hand
to
depress
the
particular
key
you
wish
to
type.

IBM Selectric Specifications

General

Type	Electric typewriter
Introduced	1961
Keyboard Layout	QWERTY
Carriage Return	Electric
Manufacturer	IBM
Printing Technology	Typeball (golf ball)
Power Source	AC Power
Power Supply	120V AC