electronic typewriter![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Equipment with a keyboard that is used to produce typewritten documents; it has certain word processing functions and an integrated memory.
space bar ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that inserts a blank space between two words or characters.
mode ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that is used with another key to choose a setting (character pitch, line spacing, ribbon type).
relocation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to automatically reposition the printing unit or cursor at the last keystroke position before making a correction.
set ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to confirm the execution of a command or the choice of a setting.
tab setting ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to insert or remove a standard or decimal tab stop.
margin control ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to set the left and right margins.
carriage return ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that moves the printing unit or cursor to the beginning of the next line.
half indexing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to automatically move the paper up and down.
character correction ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to erase the character next to the printing unit or cursor.
word correction ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to erase the word immediately to the left of the printing unit or cursor.
top plate ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
variable spacer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thumb wheel that controls the rotation of the platen so the paper can be moved up or down.
paper bail release lever ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device used to raise and lower the paper bail.
paper release lever ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that releases the pressure of the platen on the paper so that the paper can be cleared or moved.
paper support ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Folding part used to keep the paper in a vertical position.
code ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that is used with another key to execute various programmed commands.
text ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to store texts in memory and to call them up later to make changes or to print them.
spelling corrector ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to activate or deactivate the automatic spell checking of text being keyed in.
shift key ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to produce a capital letter or the second character assigned to the key.
centering ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to center a text automatically between two margins or two tab stops.
shift lock key ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that activates or deactivates the continuous keying of capital letters.
decimal tab ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that aligns numbers columns at a preset decimal tab stop.
indent ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to move the left margin temporarily to indent a line or paragraph.
tabulator ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key that moves the printing unit or cursor to the next tab stop.
margin release ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Key used to print characters outside the margin limits.
text display ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Liquid crystal display that shows keyed-in text as well as information about the machine’s settings and operations carried out.
pitch scale ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Graduated scale that shows the different spacing available; it is measured in number of characters per unit of length.
printing unit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable device with raised characters, which strike an inked ribbon to print on paper.
paper bail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that holds the paper against the platen.
platen ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Rubber roller over which paper passes during printing.