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Using Radix With Spreadsheet Programs
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setup codes" lets you send any type of code to the printer that you
wish. When you select "S", a prompt appears that says "Enter
codes (CR when done:)." You can then enter any codes that you
wish, and when you are done you press return to signal the end of
the setup codes. Control codes are sent in the normal manner, by
holding down the control key and pressing a letter key. On some
computers the (ESC) key will not send an escape code (ASCII
27). If this is a problem, try using control-[. Many times this will
send an escape code to the printer.
As an example, to turn on NLQ printing, enter (ESC) B control-
D return, and then press P to start printing the report. Table 4-3
shows the codes required to change the print width to various
sizes.
Lotus l-2-3
Lotus is one of the new integrated software packages that
includes a spreadsheet, a database manager and graphics. We will
see how to print Lotus l-2-3 spreadsheets in this chapter.
Lotus l-2-3 uses the /Print command to print spreadsheets.
When you enter/P, a menu appears that presents you with a num-
ber of choices. Lotus l-2-3 gives you a lot of flexibility in printing
spreadsheets through this menu, but the only thing you have to do
is to define a range to print. All the other items have default values
that make getting started easy
If you do change several of the things listed on the /Print
menu, Lotus l-2-3 will remember the selections that you have
made and use them each time you print the spreadsheet. They are
even saved with the spreadsheet so that they will be the same the
next time that you use the spreadsheet.
You can specify the range to print in all the normal ways: by
pointing, by typing the cell addresses of the endpoints, by enter-
ing a range name, or by using the F3 key to point to a range name.
After you have specified a range to print, and changing any of
the other options that you wish, begin to print the spreadsheet by
selecting the Go option. Lotus l-2-3 will split the spreadsheet into
sections to fit onto pages if it won't all fit on one page.
Let's look at some of the other options on the /Print menu, and
see how they add to the flexibility of printing spreadsheets.
The Line option advances the paper one line. Use this to put
space between different sections of your spreadsheets when you
print them. The Page option advances the paper to the top of a
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