The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century

The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century

Author: Richard Polt

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2015-11-12

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1581575874

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The connoisseur's guide to the typewriter, entertaining and practical What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters—the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, and what to do with it—from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs, from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. It celebrates the unique quality of everything typewriter, fully-illustrated with vintage photographs, postcards, manuals, and more.


Touch Typing in Ten Lessons

Touch Typing in Ten Lessons

Author: Ruth Ben'ary

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1989-04-19

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 0399515291

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Do you need to learn to type in a hurry? Or do you just need a refresher course to practice with and tone up your skills? This is the shortest typing course that covers all of the fundamental skills of touch typing. This classic handbook, which has literally taught more than a million people the basics of typing, can teach you too. Touch Typing in 10 Lessons starts by teaching you the basic combinations for fingering the keyboard, and then helps you master the entire alphabet. Once you’ve learned the alphabet, the book jumps right into capitals, punctuation, and numbers. Learning the keyboard is just the beginning. The book will teach you how to set up professional business letters and tricks to help you get the most out of your word processor. There are dozens out of your keystrokes. There are dozens of drills that will help you develop the accuracy and speed you need in school and at the office. Finally, there are practice tests that will help you get over fears concerning typing tests and that will help build up your speed on the keyboard.


Typing for Beginners

Typing for Beginners

Author: Betty Owen

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1985-07-23

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9780399511479

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A basic typing handbook using the self-teaching, learn-at-your-own-speed methods of one of New York’s most successful business schools. This practical guide offers specialized drills, speed and accuracy timings, centering and tabulating, finished business letters, how to make corrections and copies, proofreaders’ symbols, as well as trouble-saving tips.


Keyboarding Made Simple

Keyboarding Made Simple

Author: Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2010-05-19

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0307434338

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Leave hunt-and-peck to the chickens. Effective and efficient keyboarding is more than tapping the correct letter. Designed for individual and classroom use, this book teaches you to react to letters instead of finding them on the keyboard. This breakthrough guide brims with step-by-step exercises for keyboarding with ease. Develop your digital dexterity with Keyboarding Made Simple. Topics covered include: • correct body positioning and posture • basic letters, numbers, and symbols • faster keyboarding using AutoWords and AutoBlends • using text alignment and justification • envelopes and letters • using columns to create newsletters • avoiding common errors • mastering the keypad • handling electronic communication