[14] Press the —
R
(Tab)
key once and type the text "BSA BUSINESS
MACHINES".
[15] Press the —
R
(Tab)
key once and type the text "4.5 HRS" and press the
(Return)
key.
When the carrier moves to the decimal tab stop, the —
R
(Tab)
indicator
comes on and the function symbol and message appear on the screen. As
you type, the screen just shows the number or text entered but the
typewriter does not print it directly on paper. When you press the
(Return)
key, the entered number or text is printed.
If you type wrong number or text, correct it with the
K
—
I (Backspace)
or CO RR EC TIO N key. Type the proper one. If you want to quit the
decimal tab function halfway, delete the entered number o r text and also
delete the function symbol.
[16] Press the —
R
(Tab)
key once and type the text "B1LMONT OFFICE
EQUIPMENT".
[17] Press the —
R
(Tab)
key once and type the text "0.5 HRS" and press the
(Return)
key.
As you find, the numbers are not printed directly. Once you press the
SPACEBAR,----
R
(Tab), or
(R etu rn ) key, they are printed with the
decimal points aligned.
[18]
Press the —
R
(Tab)
key once and type the text "STEEL ASSOCIATES".
[19] Press the —
R
(Tab) key once, type the text "3.5 HRS" and press the
(Return)
key twice.
BSA BUSINESS MACHINES
4.5 HRS
BILMONT OFFICE EQUIPMENT
0.5 HRS
STEEL ASSOCIATES
3.5 HRS
Now that you have mastered the tab function, note another useful backtab
function. If you press the CODE +
B TAB (Back Tab)
keys, the carrier
moves to the tab stop preceding to the current carrier position on the next
line. This backtab function is useful, for example, for typing an inside
return address.
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