IBM 6 Operation Guide - Page 52

3 Directory The typewriter remembers and keeps a list of jobs that have been stored in different storage areas. We call this a direct*. Because the typewriter keeps track of used storage areas, you do not have to do so. To get a list of the storage areas that have been used. you play the directory. Playing the Entire Directory 1. Be sure the Store light is off. 2. insert paper into the typewriter. 3. Hold down Code while you press D (DIr). 4. Release the keys. The directory looks similar to this: 5237 1 The Central School district. . . 2 Enclosed is your. . . 52 This is the time. . . The first line of numbers tells you the approximate number of characters available in storage. ifs Ora The additional lines tell you the number Of each used storage area plus the first 40 characters in each area. Helpful Hints • The directory may using is a different not print out correctly if the printwheel you are language than the one used to store the infor- mation. • • You can stop play out of the directory by pressing any key. Overstrikes In ters when you a storage area will play the directory. be printed as separate charac- • Underline mode Is ignored when you play the directory. • When memory is full, the storage will be zero (0). total number of characters available In Tabs, carrier returns, and indexes are shown as spaces. Playing Part of the Directory 1. Be sure the Stor• light is off. 2. Insert paper into the typewriter. 3. Hold down Cods while you press D (Die) and the number of the storage area you want the directory to start with. 4. Release the keys. • The directory lists the storage areas beginning with the specific number you typed. • The directory prints the first 40 characters In each storage area. 4-2 Operator's Quids Advanced Storage 4-3