Enhancing Your Printing; If Selectype Does Not Work; Character Size - Epson FX-1050 User Manual

Note: Proportional spacing and condensed mode cannot be combined.
If you select both, only proportional spacing works.

If SelecType does not work

Some application programs are designed to control all typestyle
functions. These programs cancel all previous typestyle settings by
sending certain software commands before printing. Because these
commands cancel SelecType settings, you should use the program's print
options function instead of SelecType to select your typestyles.
Therefore, if SelecType does not work with a particular application
program, consult the software manual for information on selecting
typestyles. Also, see the section on using the FX with application
software in Chapter 4.

Enhancing Your Printing

SelecType controls the printing style of a whole document. Software
commands, on the other hand, can change anything from a single
character to the entire document. By using software commands, you can
obtain many different printing effects with the FX printer, from arranging
the text on the page to giving extra emphasis to particular words and
phrases. This section shows you the features you may want to select with
your software. Once you have read about the features, you can find
their commands in the Command Summary in Chapter 8. Also, see the
section on computer-printer communication in Chapter 4 for more
information on sending commands to the printer.

Character size

Besides 10 and 12 cpi, condensed printing, and proportional spacing,
software commands also offer two other options: double-wide and
double-high printing.
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