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y ou w a n t a p a rtic u la r ty pe style, p r in t p itc h , o r rig h t o r left m a rg in ,
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m ake these se ttin g s fro m th e c o n tro l p an e l b efo re y o u sta rt p rin tin g .
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you p rin t fro m th e D O S c o m m a n d level v ery o fte n , it will be ad -
M inliijicous to c re a te a p rin te r s e tu p file. T h e n in ste a d o f se ttin g m a rg in s
■ ii m a n u ally ea ch tim e, y o u c a n c o m p lete th e se tu p w ith a single c o m m a n d
"in y o u r c o m p u te r. F o r ex a m p le , y o u c a n c re a te a file c o n ta in in g p rin te r
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• o m m a n d s to set th e rig h t a n d left m a rg in s, select n e a r le tte r q u a lity , an d
.■ II I I elite pitch. Y o u c a n fin d th e c o m m a n d s in A p p e n d ix B. W e sug g est
the follow ing:
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N ea r le tte r q u a lity
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E lite p itc h
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I oft a n d rig h t m a rg in s
< E S C > " !" < 1 > is a p o w erfu l c o m m a n d th a t,
H ilc pitch, can ce ls u n w a n te d fe a tu re s su c h as u n d e rlin in g w h ich m ig h t be
I i'll fro m p rev io u s c o m m a n d s . T h e an g le b ra c k e ts a r o u n d th e < 1 > in d ic a te
i h a n ic te r co d e 1, w h ich is a c o n tro l c o d e , n o t th e p rin ta b le d ig it " 1" .
< E S C > " X " < 12 > < 92 > sets th e left m a rg in in co lu m n 12 a n d th e
i iy.ht m a rg in in c o lu m n 92. T h is w ill give a 6 .7 -in ch , 8 0 -co lu m n p rin te d line
w ith a o n e -in c h le ft m a rg in . (E lite h a s 12 c h a ra c te rs p e r in ch ). < 12 > is a
c o n tro l code; < 9 2 > is th e c h a ra c te r
I).
Y o u m ay w a n t to place a d d itio n a l c o m m a n d s in th is file, su c h as line
.pacing a n d b o tto m m a rg in c o m m a n d s . O r y o u m a y w a n t to c re a te a v arie ty
>il se tu p files w ith a d iffe re n t se t o f c o m m a n d s in each .
T o av o id excess lin e feeds, y o u s h o u ld p lace th e c o m m a n d s o n o n e line
In the se tu p file. Y o u m a y o r m a y n o t b e ab le to g e n e ra te a se tu p file w ith
woi d -p ro c essin g so ftw are; it d e p e n d s o n w h e th e r y o u r so ftw are lets y o u e n te r
• < >nl i ol codes. I f y o u r sy stem in c lu d es th e file E D L I N .C O M , h o w ev er, y o u
i .in easily c re a te a se tu p file w ith th e D O S line e d ito r.
An a p p r o p r ia te n a m e fo r th is se tu p file w o u ld be N L Q E L IT E .D A T .
I " use the D O S line e d ito r, ty p e th e c o m m a n d E D L I N N L Q E L IT E .D A T ,
1" ii type th e u n d e rlin e d p a r ts o f th e fo llo w in g d isp lay . P re ss R E T U R N
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nt l he end o f e a c h line. D o n 't ty p e th e sy m b o l " A" . T h is sy m b o l m e a n s to
Intlil the C T R L key d o w n w hile p ressin g th e n e x t key: fo r ex a m p le , AV
m m mum to ty p e C T R L -Y . AC m e a n s to ty p e C T R L -C , w h ich in d ic a te s th e
■ ml ol the in p u t.
A > E D L I N
N e w
f i l e
< E S C > "x "
< E S C > " !"
< E S C > "X "
N L Q E L I T E . D A T
" 1"
< 1 >
< 1 2 >
< 9 2 >
in a d d itio n to selecting
as y o u c a n verify in A p p en d ix
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