IBM Selectric III Operating Instructions - Page 29

Tab Velocity Control Dial This d€i is used when typing with foreirjo language and technical typing elemen Hold the dial at the thin mark to type small characters such as accent marks. Move the dial toward the thick line tIkTing case with ernents numetic:el some foreign •language elements with lalarge characters in the keyboard positions normally reserved for punctuation. For a standard element, keep the dial at the center position. Dead Key if you regularly use a fibrary,language, or trilingual typing element, your typewriter should be equipped with the dead key feature. With dead key, you can type accent marks without the carrier advancing. to.the next space. To use the feature, first type the accent mark; then, type the alphabetic character. The carrier w€li move after the alphabetic character Is typed. You must space forward before pressing the correcting key when correcting a character on a dead key. Dead Key Ofeconnect Standard c -.krresporidence elements can also be used on typewriters equipped with dead keys through the use of the dead key disconnect feature. To allow normal use of a dead key, set the dial at the x position when using a library, language, or trilingual typing element. Set the dead key disconnect dial at the position for a correspondence elem€nt. When the dial is set here, the carrier wi€€ space to the next typing position for all characters as they print.