AY Honors/Typewriting/Answer Key
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< AY Honors | TypewritingAY Honors/Typewriting/Answer Key /
1. Show how to clean the type or element properly and change ribbon on a type writer.
2. Know the difference between a fabric and a carbon ribbon.
3. Identify the following parts of the typewriter and know their function:
a. Frame
b. Keyboard
c. Space bar
d. Backspace key
e. Shift keys and lock
f. Platen
g. Impression control
h. Margin stops
i. Paper release
j. Leverline-space lever
k. Line-finder control
l. Paper centering scale
m. Cardholder
n. Paper bail lever
o. Pitch selection lever
p. 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 on new material for five minutes with no more than five errors.
Historical Notes
Typewriting was one of the first AY honors, being introduced in 1929. It was discontinued in 1956 and then reintroduced as an antique honor in (anyone know when???).
