Typewriting

Level: 2

Requirements

1. Show how to clean, type properly, and change ribbon on a typewriter.
2. Know the difference between a fabric and a carbon ribbon.
3. Identify the following parts of the typewriter and know their function:
   1. Frame
   2. Keyboard
   3. Space bar
   4. Backspace key
   5. Shift keys and lock
   6. Platen
   7. Impression control
   8. Margin stops
   9. Paper release
   10. Leverline-space lever
   11. Line-finder control
   12. Paper centering scale
   13. Cardholder
   14. Paper bail lever
   15. Pitch selection lever
   16. Margin release
4. Know how to set tabs for tabulation. Properly type a tabulated page with at least four columns.
5. Show how to center information horizontally and vertically on paper.
6. Show how to construct block and indented style letters.
7. Operate a typewriter at a speed of forty words a minute (minimum) on new material for five minutes with no more than five errors.