Olympia SPLENDID 99 - Margin Alignment; Line Setting and Spacing; Shift Key Operation; Carriage and Margin Controls

Margin
Alignment
Where special advertising letters, circulars or other
documents require the right-hand margin to be as
even as the lett-hand margin, a rough draft of such
work should be typed first, to calculate the number
of
letters
to
be
levelled
out
on
each
line.
The
shortest,
or
another
line
of
average
length
can
be
taken
as
the
standard, and a vertical line drawn at the end of this
as
shown
in
the
example.
The
letters
on
the
other
lines which are inside or outside this limit can be
adjusted by using the correcting space bar to reduce
or increase the spaces between words.
Olympia
machines
provide
an
even
right—hand
margin
—
you
use the half—spacing feature
(without margin correction)
Olympia
machines
provide
an
evenxight—handgmargin
—
you
usethe_half~spacing
feature
(with
maxgin
correction)
Shortened and widened spaces should be diutributed
evenly over each line. In this manner, up to eight
letters can be adjusted in the average typing line.
To
shorten
a
line
by
reducing
a
half
space
between
words, proceed in the following manner: After having
Wped the last letter of a given word depress the
Space bar and hold down, type the letter, release
Space
bar,
depress
space
bar
and
hold
again,
type
letter, release space bar etc.
To
extend
a
line
by
increasing
half
a
space,
proceed
as
iollows:
After
typing
the
last
letter
of
a
word
dePress the space bar — release — depress again
and
hold
down
—
type
letter
—-
release
space
bar
—
depress space bar and hold — type letter etc. After
tYping the last letter release space bar and tap space
Par
twice
more.
Now
continue
typing
the
next
word
In
the
usual
way.
Line
Setting
and
Spacing
Set
the
space
between
the
lines
by
means
of
the
line
space
control
rear
line
==
single
spacing,
centre
line
=
one
and
a
half,
front
line
=
double
spacing.
Move
carriage
to
the
right
and
bring
paper
into position for the next line of typing by pressing
sideways
on
the
line
space
lever.
Shift Key
To type capitals, or any of the characters on the
upper portion of the key tops, depress either one
of
the
two
shift
keys
By
depressing
the
shift
lock
the
machine
can
be
held
in
this
position,
and
is
released
again
by
depressing
the
left
hand
shift
key.
Spacing
On depressing the space bar (18) the carriage moves
one space to the left.
Margin
Release
The ringing of the bell indicates that there are a few
more spaces available before the end of the line,
when the key lock comes into operation. HoweVer,
to continue the line beyond the margin stop, or to
start
typing
before
the
set
starting
point,
depress
the
margin release
Disentangling the Typebars
The
margin
release
(14)
also
serves
to
disentangle
any
typebars
which
may
have
become
jammed,
for
instance, where two are struck at the same time.
When
the
margin
release
is
depressed
the
typebars
will
return
to
their
normal
position.
Back Spacer
Pressure
on
the
back
spacer
(20)
moves
the
carriage
back
one
space.
Caniage
Release
Hold
the
right
hand
knob
(2)
with
thumb
and
middle
finger
of
the
right
hand,
and
pull
the
carriage
release
lever
(12)
forward
with
your
forefinger.
The
carriage
can now be moved freely in either direction.
Ptaten Release
The
line
space
control
(3)
also
acts
as
platen
release.
When
set
at
its
rearmost
position
(dot),
it
is
possible
to
type
at
any
spacing
independently
of
the
line
spacing
mechanism,ior
example,
when
typing
printed
forms, or for subsequent corrections to a sheet
already removed from the machine.