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Touch typing is not difficult to learn. It is easy. Like golf
or any other game where timing and rhythm are essential,
practice is the most important factor. Practice alone can make
you a good, fast touch typist in the shortest time.

The five simple lessons given in this book have been

scientifically planned by typing experts. A half hour devoted
to each lesson, plus adequate practice, will give you a sound
working knowledge of touch typing for home use.

You are joining the ranks of thousands of students,

business plen, home-makers-people in every walk of life
-who are deriving immeasurable benefits from their- type-
writers.
Now turn the page and get started on the modern way
to write-touch typing on the Royal Portable.

. Cop:,rieht 1946, Ro:ral T;rpewrlter Co., Inc., New York. U.S.A.

 FIRST FINGER WORDS
The HOME KEYS are f, d, s, a, for the left hand and j, k,l,; /or the
right' hand. Become familiar with the FEEL of the HOME KEYS
because the:v are your base of operations for ALL touch typing.

Place · the fingers on the HOME Strike the keys with a quick ham-
KEYS. mer-blow action ; release quickly.
Keep all the fingers curled like Strike the space bar, between words
with your right thumb. '
hammer-heads.
Return the carriage with the left
Keep the · fourth fingers lightly on hand, at the end of a line, without
their HOME KEYS (a and ;)' raising the eyes from the copy.
while typing with the first fingers.
Typewrite each exercise through
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Keep your eyes on the copy you are without stopping; repeat each exer-
typing. cise until it is perfect:

1. jug jug jug jug jug fur fur fur .fur fur
fur fur fur fur fur jug jug jug jug jug
2. hug hug hug hug hug rut rut rut rut rut
fun fun fun fun fun mug mug mug mug mug
3. bug ·bug bug bug bug thy thy thy thy thy
nut nut nut nut nut fry £ry fry fry fry
4. rub rub rub rub .r ub buy buy buy buy buy
try try try try try tub tub t~b tub tub
5. Typewrite one perfect line of each word:
gum burn thug hung fury hurry funny
6. Typewrite one perfect copy:
run but gun tug thy rug jut mug nut ·
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·. ~,.hq,lf hour
FIRST AND SECOND FINGER WORDS

Reread the ·directions for the first half hour.

Keep the fourth or little fingers typewriter, feet flat on the floor.
on their·control keys ( a and ; ) while ,Watch the Royal Instant Typing
typing with first and second fingers. Chart.
Keep wrists level with the backs Typewrite each exercise through
of the hands. without stopping; repeat each exer-
Sit easily erect in front of your cise until it is perfect:

1. jig jig jig jig jig her her her ·her her
her her her her her jig jig ,jig jig jig
2. den den den den den kit kit kit kit kit
kit den kit den kit den kit den kit den
3. kidder kidder kidder kidder kidder
the the the the the ice ice ice ice ice
4. ice the jig her den kit ice the jig her
get get get get get ivy ivy ivy ivy ivy
5.· ivy get jig her den kit ice the ivy get
due tin red bin tie cur die due tin red
6. Typewrite one perfect line of each word:
rid gem key men eve big jet ten beg fir
gin fib icy him rue net cut bit yet kid
7. Typewrite one perfect copy; space once
after a comma:
in it, if the time, under the, very much,
 half hour
FIRST ' SECOND and THIRD FINGER WORDS .

Review the directions for the first and second half hours.
Keep the first fingers lightly on finger of the right hand hold opposite
their control keys, ( £ and j) while shift key down securely with the left
typing with the third fingers; allow · fourth finger. Keep the first left fin-
the fourth fingers to follow the third ger on its control key, ( £).
fingers. To make a capital letter with any
Pivot on the first fingers when finger of the left hand, hold the op-
typing with the third fingers. posite shift key down securely with
the right fourth finger. Keep the
Keep fingers close to the keys. right first finger on its control key
Make one thumb space after an (j).
abbreviation; two · spaces after the , Typewrite each exercise through
end of a sentence. without stopping; repeat each exer-
To make a capital letter with any cise until it is perfect:

1.
.
jog jog jog jog JOg who who who who who
who who who who who jog jog jog -j0g jog
2. sob sob sob sob sob won won won won won
won. sob won sob won sob won sob won sob
3. cod you jog who sob won fox low cod you
low low low low low fox fox fox fox fox
4. fox low jog who sob won fox low jog who
you you you you you cod cod cod cod cod
5. Typewrite one perfec.t line of -each word:
noyv lie fox jot -tow rob two sew mow got
why few let cot led fix how ton hog web

6. Typewrite ·one perfect copy:

Think before you write. Mr. Orvil Brock,
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half hour
WORDS TYPED BY ALL FINGERS

Review the directions for the first, second and third half hours.
Keep the first fingers lightly on typing with the fourth finger:;.
their HOME KEYS, (£ and j) Make one thumb space after a
while typing with the fourth fi1tgers; semicolon, two spaces after colon.
allow the third fingers to follow the Typewrite each exercise through
fourth fingers. without stopping; repeat each exer-
Pivot on the first fingers while cise until it is perfect:

1. far far far far far pay pay pay pay pay
pay pay pay pay pay far far far far far
2. bay bay bay bay bay nap nap nap nap nap
nap bay nap bay nap bay nap bay nap bay
3. pin cat far pay bay nap air lad far pay
lad · lad lad lad lad air air air air air
4. air lad far pay bay nap air lad far pay
cat cat cat cat cat pin pin pin pin pin

f 5. Typewrite one perfect line of each word:

pad tap was eat ham gap adz man yap nag
law day are sop has age lax wag yak ear
6. Typewrite one perfect copy; indent five
thumb spaces:
In the best books, great men talk
to us tell us their most precious
thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.
 · half hour ·
KEYBOARD CHARACTERS and the NUMBERS

The numeral keys and certain keyboard characters have not been
used so far in this cou·rse. Remove the Touch Typing Chart from
your typewriter so that you can see the tol) row of keys, the numerals.

Place your fingers on the HOME J.\t1ake one thumb space before and
KEYS. Now you can see that the after a parenthesis.
first finger of the left hand operates
Make one thumb space before and
4 and 5, the second finger 3, and the · after an arithmetic sign.
third finger 2. On the right hand the
first finger operates 6 and 7, the sec- To make a multiplication sign,
ond finger 8, the third finger 9, and type small "x".
the fourth finger 0. The number 1 To make minus sign, type hyphen.
is obtained by striking the letter 1.
To make a division sign, type a
To type any upper case character . colon on top of the hyphen ( use Back
( character printed on inside of key) Space Key and Shift Lock).
use the Shift Key, as when typing a To make an "equal" sign, type a
· capital letter. hyphen beneath a. hyphen ( use Back
When making fractions not found Space Key and turn platen). ·
on the outside right-hand keys, space To make an exclamation point,
once between the whole number and type the apostrophe . over a period
the fraction. (hold down Shift Key and Space Bar
Strike the Underscore Key as many with left thumb and fourth finger).
times as there are letters in the word Follow the instructions· and type
to ·be underscored. each of the following Exercises:

0'Day $9.75 Paul's car #7 June~, 1940 Do

it now. 6% 2 x 3 = 6 "Star" · 8 - 4 + 2 = 2
Dear Sir: 3 7/8 Ala.s! Dea.r Mary, Cvery
informal--followed by a comma). 10"
 Type !hror,gh Until Perfect:

The HOME KEYS are f d s a for the left

hand and j k 1; for the right hand. Move
the space bar between words with either thumb.
Hold the arms, frdm the elbows to the fin-
ger tips, in the shape .of a hammer. Strike
the middle of each key with a quick hammer-
blow action. Keep perfect timing and watch
the words you are typing. Return fingers to
the HOME KEYS when not typing. Return the
carriage with the left hand at the end of
each line without raising the eyes from. the
copy.
Typewrite one perfect line ·of each word:
my rung turn grub bury junk dire
dice deck nine reed duck bunk much
dike cent mink cuff thud vice very
there their theft third theme under guide

woe own hot box sue luck •Wish k;now

sow joy toe wet lot left west look
soy elf row cog out oxol lion meow
wit oil use sly our whey busy when
hox god box log too work rule oxon
rep pad ran oak lap can
quiz pyre peek iota zany lazy
zeal pave zinc ajar lake afar
· waxy racy prey whoa thaw play
quote exact aorta peony ozone equal
gypsy avoid ukase alloy happy party
dwell swing koran zebec oxide yield
luxury vulgar eulogy aerial liquid hurrah

Without spacing and without

stopping, typewrite the alpha•
bet three times in small let-
ters; repeat once~ and follow
each small letter by its capital.
 ouch typing and
your Royal
so MANY daily uses
Your whole family will use and
enjoy the many benefits a Royal
Portable o:ffers. For example Dad
will type his records, reports, ideas ...
anything. Instead of old fashioned
_handwriting he can have clear, sharp,
typed copies of everything he writes
at home-just as h~ does in the office.
Mother will be happy to see her
menus, grocery lists, reminders, etc., clearly~ sharply typed on
a Royal Portable. And Brother and Sister will type their
themes and compositions on the Royal-resulting in clear,
sharp, legible papers teachers will enjoy reading;

Can a student get highermarks

when he types his written work? The
an~wer is yes. Thousands of experi-
ments performed with students prove
that those who use typewriters ge't
I 7 o/o more work done and make defi-
nitely higher grades in mariy subjects. ·
So a portable typewriter is a big help
for school work .. And a Royal Port-
able will help the most because Royal is the standard type-
writer in portable size. This means that when you switch from
a Royal Portable to an office typewriter you feel at home on
the HOME KEYS because the keyboard is exactly the same.

For personal correspondence

the portable typewriter is ideal.
Typewritten letters are clear, easily
read by the recipient. And because
typewritten letters are neat and at-
tractive they speak well for you-
make a good' impression. Too, you
can personalize your typing just as
your handwriting is personalized. For
example you can select a tastefully colored typewrite1~ribbon
to harmonize with practically any stationery you prefer.

An ideal traveling companion,

the Royal Portable is ready to go to
work for you any place ... car, bus,
boat, train, plane-or in your hotel
room. The carrying case for the
Royal Portable is smart and attrac-
tive. It will be a complement to the
rest of yoµr luggage, anywhere. If
no desk or table is handy, the special
construction of the case enables you to use it as ah auxiliary
desk. When the case is not in use for carrying the machine, -
it serves as an attractive overnight case.
 How to set up a
Bilsiness Letter

A balanced appearance is important in a good letter.

MAGIC* M ·argin on the Royal Portable helps you
"tailor" the margin, ensures proper control of white space.

POSITION OF DATE LINE

The end of the date· line should be even with
the right margin or centered under letterhead.

CORRECT INSIDE ADDRESS When the name of the person ad-

Blocked dressed is unknown:
Royal Typewriter Company, Inc. Dear Sir: Dear Madam:
2 Park Avenue Dear Sirs: Mesdames:
New York, N. Y. Gentlemen:
Indented (Note: In the salutation avoid ab~
Royal Typewriter Company, Inc., breviations. Mr., Mrs., or Dr., how-
2 Park Avenue, ever, are acceptable .)
New York, N. Y.
(Note: Either form is acceptable al- CORRECT CLOSING
though the blocked seems neater. Impersonal:
End-punctuation for eith,er form is Yours truly
optional.) · Yours very truly
Very truly yours
CORRECT SALUTATION Formal: (for persons superior in
When the name of the person ad- rank) Very respectfully yours
dressed is known: · Respectfully yours
Dear Mr. Smith: Informal, personal: Yours sincerely
My dear Mr. Smith: (formal)
Cordially yours
or
Yours faithfully
Attention of Mr. H. P. Smith
Gentlemen:

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