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Chapter 4
Printing with BASIC
43
Some basics of BASIC
First steps
ASCII codes and the CHR$ function
Control codes
The escape codes
A note on command syntax
Selecting the right software mode
Some special kinds of text
Draft and Letter Quality characters
Italic printing
Characters
in the Font Cartridge
Underlining
and overlining
Superscripts
and subscripts
Changing the print pitch
Expanded
print
Condensed
print
Proportional
printing
Making words stand out
Mixing print modes
Chapter 5
Formatting Text
63
Lines and line spacing
Starting a new line
Reverse line feeds
Changing the line spacing
Moving down the page without a carriage re-
turn
Page control
Form feed
Reverse form feed
Setting the top of form
Changing the page length
Top and bottom margins
Setting left and right margins
Horizontal and vertical tabs
Horizontal tabs
One-time horizontal tabs
Vertical tabs
Vertical tab channels
Centering
and aligning text
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