How do you turn pages in a shorthand notebook? Are you a “flipper” or a “clutcher”? Is there a right way? Which is faster? Read this article from the April 1951 issue of Today’s Secretary to find out!
Attachment: turning-over-a-new-leaf.pdf
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How do you turn pages in a shorthand notebook? Are you a “flipper” or a “clutcher”? Is there a right way? Which is faster? Read this article from the April 1951 issue of Today’s Secretary to find out!
Attachment: turning-over-a-new-leaf.pdf
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I guess I'm a flipper! Another question: when using a steno pad, as you write across the page, do you only write up to the mid-line, or do you write all the way to the right side of the page, before going down to the next line?
Just to the mid-line.
I'm a flipper, but I'd like to get accustomed to sliding the page upward, as I go. The article calls that "buckle".
I enjoyed the cartoon drawing at the top of the page, and the photographs are delightful, too.
Being left-handed, I start with the right-column, and then use the left side. This helps keep my hand from sliding over too much ink.
Carlos, thanks for the enjoyable article. 😉