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typing an exclamation point
| Field | Secretarial skills |
| Went Obsolete | 1970 |
| Made Obsolete By | “1” keys on typewriters, electric typewriters |
| Knowledge Assumed | Typing |
| When useful |
There is no “1” key on an old manual typewriter. The numeral “1” is made with a lower-case “l” (letter ell). To make an exclamation point, type an apostrophe, press and hold the backspace key, and type a period. Then release the backspace key. I've forgotten why you had to hold the backspace key. Mom says people were less excitable then because it was so much bother.
