Royal Portable typewriter - Typewriter Scales and Alignment

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. 1 The Paper Guide Scale. The Paper Guide · is u sua ll y set
at zero. For positioning a series of cards or envelopes, the
,,, Paper Guide rna{' be set to the right of zero.
The Tabulator Scale. The Tabulator Scale is a continua-
tion of the Paper Guide Scale and can be seen by tilting
back the Paper Tabl e. This scale is used to set the *, tab stops
which are loca'ted directly behind it.
The Paper Lock Scale. Th e Paper Lock Scale spans the
cylinder and is compl ete ly visible at all times. Usi this scale
of the sca le denot es the bas e of the writing lin e. To write on
cards or envelopes, raise the Disappearing Card Finger at
the dght end of this scal e.
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4 The Cylinder Scale. Use this scale to locate the carr i age
at a spec ifi c printing point, as in setting margins, finding
the cente r of a page, and cen teri ng headings.
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To find the center of a page, add the l eft and right scale
readings of the paper and .. divide by two . For instance, if
to co mpute measurements on th e paper. To determine mar - ....
gin s or tab settings used in the upper part of thii page, sim-
pl y ra ise the Paper Lock, ho ld the paper under the . sca les
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Jhe l eft edge of the paper is set at 0, and the reading at
the right edge is 84, the center ' is 42. · Move the carriage
until the fi gure 42 on the cy linder scale is located at the·
printing point, and your page is centered.
and make the readings. . · .. · ·
To center a heading, locate the center of the page as
Card and Writing Line Scale. Thi s scale is used to align above. Then press the Back Space Key once for each two
characters with work already on the page or card. Th e edge l etters and spaces in th<> h eadi ng.
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All Scales are ', synchronized and read from l eft to right.
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