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Chapter 9— Line Print Mode
Designing a Receipt
Receipt Examples
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It is now possible to create a receipt using the commands just described.
First, list all the fields that you want on the receipt. Will there be different
types of receipts used in the business? Is this a receipt for picking up goods,
or is this an itemized list of products ordered and paid for? Will there be a
need to differentiate quickly between different types of receipts to prevent
errors? In a nutshell, what do you need this thing to look like?
A sales receipt should contain a few basic fields to prevent confusion. First,
place the business name on the top of the receipt, preferably in a font to
differentiate it from everything else. Choose a large font that is either
resident in the printer or custom created with the Intermec PLUS software
package. Resident font 4 size 0 or 1 and font 5 size 2 or 3 are perfect for
this function. If you desire to keep the receipt size small, font 7 size 1 is tall
enough to set the text apart from everything else, yet it conserves space. Set
a little space between your business name and the next line.
Next, put the address, telephone number, and web site address of the
business under the name. Customers appreciate not having to flip through
the phone book the next time they want to buy something from you. Also,
this helps track which stores sell which items when dealing with returns
and special sales promotions. Set at least two lines of space between the
header and the rest of the receipt.
Consider other important items on the receipt. Add the date and time of
the sale, the ID number of the cashier or salesperson. Is the action a sale,
return, price adjustment, or a sales quote?
Next, the itemized bill of sale contains a SKU or UPC code, a product
description, and a price. Consider using a fixed width font or a
monospaced font for this section. A monospaced font keeps the characters
an even width for every character. For example, an 'I' is the same width as
an 'M' character. The resident fonts 0 and 7 are monospaced as well as
other monospaced fonts available with the Intermec PLUS software
package.
Finally, at the end, many companies like to put a slogan or advertisement
of coming events. Be certain to put a few CR/LF characters at the end after
your final line to ensure that the bottom of the receipt does not get torn
off through a printed part of the receipt.
The program must set up the file with all the spacing already inserted. Use
only spaces, not tab characters, to make things line up correctly. Note that
when you issue a command like ! U1 SETSP 0, it must be followed by a
CR/LF or Enter. This command does not advance the printer to the next
line; it only executes the Utility command.
Input for Example 1:
EasyCoder PL-Series Printer Programmer's Reference Manual
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