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CHAPTER 5
PRINTING TEXT
Subjects we'll cover in Chapter 5 include-
* Letter quality (LQ) characters;
l
Underlining and overlining;
l
Superscripts and subscripts;
l
Print boldface;
l
Print pitches.
The rest of this manual will show you a little BASIC - just
enough for you to use your printer. We're not going to try to
make you an expert programmer,
though, only get you started.
All our examples will be given in Microsoft BASIC as used by
the IBM Personal Computer, but remember
that you don't need
to know BASIC to use your printer's features. Just use the same
ASCII codes as we do in our examples with all DIP switches are
set on condition.
If your computer doesn't use Microsoft BASIC, look in the ap-
pendix to see what changes you need for your BASIC.
You have already printed a few lines on your printer. Now it's
time to start looking at the many variations of printing style that
you have available to you.
SOME SPECIAL KINDS OF TEXT
If you looked carefully at your printer's self test, you noticed
that it can print many styles. But there's more! Your printer can
underline
or overline
characters,
print
superscripts
and
subscripts,
and perhaps
most
exciting,
print
letter
quality
characters.
n Letter Quality characters
This printer's Letter Quality (sometimes
abbreviated
as LQ)
character
set is ideal for correspondence
and other important
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