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Formatting .................................. .
Vertical Tabs ................................. .
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Activating vertical tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Fixed VTabs ................................ 106
Range limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Horizontal Tabs ............................... 106
Default horizontal tabs ....................... 112
BASIC TABs ................................. 113
Setting the Margins ............................ 113
Left margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Right margin ............................... 114
Using the margin commands together ........... 115
Margin Settings and Other Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Unidirectional Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Summary............... ..................... 117
10 Saving Vertical Tabs in Channels ................. 119
Setting the Numbers ........................... 119
Filling in Preprinted Forms ...................... 124
Multiple-Page Forms ........................... 124
Next Up . . . Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Summary .................................... 125
11 Introduction to Dot Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
The Big Dot Matrix ............................ 127
Graphics Mode ............................. 128
Entering a Graphics Mode .................... 129
The 7-Bit Limitation ........................... 130
Firing the pins .............................. 132
Testing, testing .............................. 133
First Graphics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Graphics Width Limitations ..................... 135
Summary .................................... 135
12 Printer Graphics: Firing Single Pins ........... . . . . 137
Controlling the Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Changing direction .......................... 138
Graphics Line Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Variable Control .............................. 139
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