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7.6 ControlA Font
ControlA font is a special font that allows you to run printer commands assigned to characters
in advance from a document. For the printer commands, refer to the technical reference.
You should register printer commands to run in [Printing Preferences] before using the
ControlA font. You can register any printer commands to characters from 0x20 to 0x7f in the
printer driver. For the registration method, see "3.5.7 Displaying [ControlA Font Settings]
Window".
7.6.1 Selecting Type of ControlA Font
There is the following type of ControlA font.
7.6.2 Using ControlA Font
To use the ControlA font, you can use it from a general application or by making a program.
This section describes the method to print the ControlA font by using a general application
(Microsoft® WordPad). (Microsoft® WordPad can print the ControlA font only in Windows XP
and Vista. Windows 7 does not support the function.)
1. Change the ControlA font setting to use in "3.5.7 Displaying [ControlA Font Settings]
Window".
2. Select the ControlA font from the application ("IPD ControlA").
3. Select the font size ("8.5") and character set (font script) ("Western").
4. Enter characters assigned for the ControlA font.
Example of print setting (Microsoft® WordPad)
Font Name
Font Size
Character Set (Font Script) : Western
Assigned Character
Font Name
IPD ControlA
: IPD ControlA
: 8.5
:
Font Size
8.5 points
! ("!" is a character to which a printer
command is assigned)
7-13
Font Script
Western
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