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Smith Corona Corporation Line Mode — 4-1

Line Mode

Line Mode allows you to type one line of characters on the display and

then print it on paper. Documents created in Line Mode can be

automatically right justified and text can be edited on the display line by

line before printing, but the text is not saved after it is printed on the page.

Accessing Line Mode

Line Mode is accessed from Type or Mem Mode.

1. Press Code + Line (Q). The display prompts:

Right Justify? Y/N

2. Press Y to right justify printed text, or press N to print with a ragged

right margin (see illustrations). The Line Display illustrated below

will appear.

Status Line — Gives current settings, keyboard status, and cursor

position.

Text — Appears on the second line.

Cursor — A dark bar that shows you where the next character will be

typed or where a correction will be made.

Position Indicator — Indicates your current cursor position.

Viewing Text

When you enter text in Line Mode, your display will show

approximately 38 characters at one time, but text will not print until the

cursor reaches the right margin. Until text prints, you can cursor through

the line (see “Cursor Moves”) and correct text.

This is right justified

right margin. This is

right justified right

margin. This is right

justified right margin.

This is right justified

right margin.

This is right justified

right margin. This is

right justified right

Justified Right Margin

This is uneven right

margin. This is uneven

right margin. This is

uneven right margin.

This is uneven right

margin. This is uneven

right margin. This is

uneven right margin.

This is uneven right

margin. This is uneven

Uneven Right Margin

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Summary of content (10 pages)

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Line Mode Line Mode allows you to type one line of characters on the display and then print it on paper. Documents created in Line Mode can be automatically right justified and text can be edited on the display line by line before printing, but the text is not saved after it is printed on the page. Accessing Line Mode Press Code + Line (Q). The display prompts: Right Justify? Y/N 2. + Q Line Justified Right Margin Line Mode is accessed from Type or Mem Mode. 1.
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Entering Text Many of the features you use in Type Mode are active in Line Mode also. Margins and tab settings are made in Type Mode. Cursor Moves Code + or Back Space — Moves cursor back through text. Code + — Moves cursor forward through text. Adv then — Quickly moves cursor to the left margin. — Quickly moves cursor to the space following the last Adv then character displayed on the line. Code + — Shows next approximately 38 characters of text.
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Printing Printing begins when you press Return after typing a line of text, or five spaces before the right margin setting if Auto Return is activated. NOTE: The unit beeps five spaces before the right margin setting. Text also prints up to the current cursor position: If you change pitch in the middle of a line. If you press the / cursor keys. If you press Tab. If you use subscript or superscript.
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All Code $ ` + 4 Type Text All Code $ ` + 4 Using Auto Underscore All This feature automatically underscores both words and spaces as you type. 1. Press Code + All (4). A beep is heard, and the Underscore All symbol ( ) will appear on the display. 2. Type your text. 3. Press Code + All (4) to deactivate Auto Underscore All. No beep is heard, and the ( ) symbol appears on the display. Manual Underscore You can also manually underscore text which has already been printed.
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Indented Paragraph To indent a paragraph, set “temporary left margins,” so text is automatically indented after carriage returns. The example below shows a paragraph which has been indented five spaces. National Accounting Seminar Marvelous Paper Products will participate in the National Accounting Seminar. We will focus on our new computerized accounting program.
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Corrections Typing errors can be corrected both before and after a line is printed. However, three line correction memory is not active in Line Mode. When an error has been printed, you must use the Off-Line and Forward Correct features. Corrections on the Display You can correct characters on the display before they are printed by typing over the error, inserting additional text, or using the Correct, WordEraser, and LineEraser keys.
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WordEraser ® Position Cursor This feature allows you to erase word(s) on the display. 1. Position the print cursor on any character in the incorrect word or on the space to the right of the word. If you are correcting more than one word, position the cursor on the right-most incorrect word. 2. Press WordEraser once for each incorrect word. The word is deleted. 3. Type in the correction. Be sure to activate Bold or Underscore if you want the replacement text enhanced. 4.
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Correcting Printed Text You can use Off-Line Correction and Forward Correction if the error has already been printed. Off-Line Correction Position Print Hammer Code + Correct Retype the Incorrect Character to Erase the Error Code + Correct Type Correction Code + 1. Press Code + Q to leave Line Mode. 2. Move the Mode Selector to Type Mode, if not already there. 3. Position the print hammer on the incorrect character using the cursor keys, Spacebar, Return, and Back Space.
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Half Space The Half Space feature is used when making corrections not in the correction memory buffer when a character has been omitted or when one too many characters have been typed. When Half Space is activated, the typing position moves a half space to the right. Adding a Character 1. Erase the incorrect word following the first 4 steps of the Forward Correct method. 2. Backspace one additional space before the first character of the word erased. 3. Press Code + Half Space (Spacebar).
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