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WORKING WITH THE OKIDATA 120
Now that you've set up your OKIDATA 120 and connected
it to your Commodore, it's time to start printing.
Generally speaking, there are
two
ways you can use your
printer:
• With commercial software packages, you can produce
all kinds of information:
letters,
home budgets, recipe
files
...
even computerized horoscopes and personal ity
profiles. Your OKIDATA 120 will increase the packages'
usefulness by giving you attractive printed copies of your
work. We'll give you some general information on how
packages handle printers, as well as a few pointers on
getting the most out of the OKIDATA 120 and your
software .
• If you do your own programming, you can easily add a
printout. We'll explain how Commodore's version of
BASIC controls the printer, and show you how you can
program the OKIDATA 120's many special features to
spruce up your printouts.
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Printing with software packages
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Most likely, you'll do most of your printing using a software
package, like word processing or a spreadsheet program.
There are many other kinds of software as well: recipe fil-
ers, gardening design programs, stamp cataloguers, and
self-help packages. As a rule, most programs like this that
produce information on the screen will let you make a
printed
copy.
For example, Infocom's adventure games,
like "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," let you print out
each step of your adventure. Waveform's Musicale 2, part
of a music synthesizer package, can print out a score for
you. Br0derbund's Printshop lets you create banners and
other printer "special effects." Even a few graphic drawing
packages can print a black and white copy of your
doodles.
The first and most important step:
STUDY THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT CAME WITH YOUR
SOFTWARE!
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