Hard-Copying The Screen (Ms-Dos And Pc-Dos) - Star Micronics NX-1000 User Manual

C h a p t e r 4
A lth o u g h y o u w ill p ro b a b ly d o m o s t o f y o u r p rin tin g w ith th e a id o f
< o m m crciu l so ftw are, a t tim es y o u w ill w a n t to e m p lo y d ire c t c o m m a n d s
"i p ro g ra m s o f y o u r ow n. T h is c h a p te r w ill give y o u so m e id eas. T h re e
xiih|ccts a re co vered :
• I la rd -c o p y in g th e screen
• P ro g ra m m in g th e p rin te r w ith D O S c o m m a n d s
• P io g ra m m in g th e p r in te r w ith B A S IC

HARD-COPYING THE SCREEN (MS-DOS AND PC-DOS)

11' y o u r c o m p u te r h a s a P R T S C (o r P rtS c) key, th e re is a n easy w ay to
(jet h a rd co p y o f th e screen . P re ss th e S H I F T a n d P R T S C keys. T h e p rin te r
will p rin t th e c u rre n t sc reen c o n te n ts. T h e P R T S C k ey w o rk s b o th a t th e
iy stem c o m m a n d level a n d w hile y o u a re ru n n in g a p p lic a tio n so ftw are.
N o rm ally th e P R T S C key p rin ts o nly te x t d a ta , b u t if y o u r D O S system
includes a file n a m e d G R A P H IC S .C O M , y o u c a n h a rd -c o p y g ra p h ic s d is­
plays by first ty p in g th e c o m m a n d :
A >GRAPHICS
Y o u will fin d th a t g ra p h ic s p rin tin g ta k e s co n sid e ra b ly m o re tim e th a n
text p rin tin g . See y o u r D O S m a n u a l fo r f u rth e r in fo rm a tio n o n th e
< iR A P H IC S c o m m a n d .
At the D O S c o m m a n d level, th e re is also a sim p le w ay to hav e th e p rin te r
pi nit h a rd c o p y c o n tin u o u sly , in ste a d o f o n e screen a t a tim e. Press th e C T R L
I • s , hold it d o w n , th e n a lso p ress th e P R T S C key. I f y o u r c o m p u te r d o es
not have a P R T S C key , press th e C T R L a n d P keys. N o th in g visible will
luippcn, b u t y o u h av e j u s t sw itch ed o n th e p rin t-sc re e n fu n ctio n . A fte r this,
iIn p rin te r will h a rd -c o p y all te x t d isp lay ed . F o r ex a m p le , try ty p in g the
■ lin-i lory co m m an d :
A>DIR
...... will o b ta in a p rin te d d irec to ry .
USING THE PRINTER
WITH DOS AND BASIC
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