User Guide

Smith Corona Corporation Spell-Right Dictionary — 6-11
4. Press Code + Find (F). When a punctuation error is located, the
appropriate number for the punctuation rule is displayed. Refer to
the Rule Descriptions.
5. Correct the error, if necessary, and press Code + Find (F) to resume
scanning.
6. Press Code + Punc (J) to exit Punctuation Check when you are
finished. The Status Line will prompt:
Punctuation Check OFF
Punctuation Rule Descriptions
1. Space twice after periods, exclamation points, and question marks.
Incorrect — meeting? I will be
Correct — meeting? I will be
2. Space once after commas and semicolons.
Incorrect — Sue brings cheese, crackers
Correct — Sue brings cheese, crackers
3. Space twice after a colon when the next word begins with a capital
letter. Otherwise, space once after a colon.
Incorrect — Party List: Dale, Adam, Jim
Correct — Party List: Dale, Adam, Jim
4. Place periods and commas inside quotation marks.
Incorrect — “War and Peace”.
Correct — “War and Peace.”
5. Place colons and semicolons outside quotation marks.
Incorrect — “illness;” consequently
Correct — “illness”; consequently
6. Do not type a comma before a parenthesis or bracket.
Incorrect — when I retire, (I’m 50 now) I want to
Correct — when I retire (I’m 50 now), I want to
7. Do not type a comma after the words “such as” or “like.”
Incorrect — a manual such as, this one
Correct — a manual such as this one
8. Do not type a comma before the word “than.”
Incorrect — He looks different, than his photo
Correct — He looks different than his photo
9. Space before and after a dash (a dash is two hyphens typed side
by side).
Incorrect — meeting is before noon—not later
Correct — meeting is before noon — not later