Typewriting Honor Requirements

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Typewriting

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 on new material for five minutes with no more than five errors.

Skill Level 2
Original Honor 1929

Vocational
General Conference
2001 Edition