Casio KL-8100 Character Styles , Text Effects

To find out current font settings

Use the t and y cursor keys to move the cursor around the display. The font indicator shows the current font setting for the character where the cursor is located.

Character Styles

There are five character styles: normal, bold, outline, shadow, and raised.

The following sections describe how to change the character style for displayed text, and how you can find out what the character style setting is for text on the

display.

To change the character styles

1. While there is text on the display, press STYLE.

2. Use u and i to highlight the style you want to change to and then press SET.

• What you should do next depends on the range you want to use.

• The range setting procedures are the same as those for font range settings.

ALL: See ”To change the font for all the text”.

BLOCK: See ”To change the font for blocks of text”.

LINE: See ”To change the font for lines of text”.

CHARACTER: See ”To change the font for specific characters”.

To find out current character style settings

Use the t and y cursor keys to move the cursor around the display. The character style indicator shows the current character style setting for the character where the

cursor is located.

Text Effects

You get a choice of three text effects: shading, underline, and box. Effects can be used in combination with each other.

Important! The text effects are applied to text on the display, in addition to the printed text.

About text effect ranges

As with fonts and character styles, you can specify a range for your text effect specifications. The following shows an example for each of the ranges available for

text effects.

BLOCK

This range specifies application of a text effect for all the text in a specific block.

• See page E-16 for details about how to use blocks.

LINE

This range specifies application of a text effect for all the text in a specific line.

CHARACTER

This range specifies application of a text effect for a specific character.

TEXT

This range is used to specify text across various lines, etc.

• A TEXT range specification must begin and end with in the same block.

To assign text effects

1. While there is text on the display, press EFFECT.

Contents

Main KL-8100 Users Guide Gua del usuario Instruktionshfte About safety precaution symbols NOTICE Examples Warning Caution Page Introduction Quick Reference Getting Ready Creating a Label Using an Preset (Auto) Layout (page E-19) Contents Part 1 Getting Acquainted Important Precautions Label Printer Menus Part 2 Getting Ready Power Supply Turning Power On and Off Power On Recall Function Resetting the Memory To reset the memory Auto Power Off Function Removing the Tape Cartridge About the SET UP menu Message Language To change the message language Display Contrast To change the display contrast Part 3 Inputting Characters and Symbols Display Symbols and Indicators Basic Alpha-Numeric Input To input alpha-numeric characters About the CODE key... Inputting Symbols, Dingbats, Special Numbers, Greek Characters, and Russian Characters To use the SYMBOL menu Inputting Illustrations To input illustrations To delete a user character User Characters User character drawing techniques Part 4 Deleting and Inserting Characters Moving the Cursor To move the cursor Deleting Individual Characters To delete characters using the BS key To switch between overwrite and insert Important Safety Precautions........................E-1 Part 5 Character Attributes and Quick Reference.............................................E-2 Part 1 Getting Acquainted.............................E-4 Text Effects.......................................E-12 Part 6 Character Sizes................................. E-14 Part 7 FORM Menu Functions..................... E-16 Part 8 Printing...............................................E-18 Part 9 Frames................................................E-19 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Part 5 Character Attributes and Text Effects Fonts To change the default font setting To change the font for displayed text To change the font for all the text Character Styles To change the character styles To find out current character style settings Text Effects About text effect ranges Part 6 Character Sizes Direct Specification of Character Sizes Standard Typeface Small Typeface To change character size using direct specification Specifying Character Sizes for Lines of Text Using Preset Formats About the format menu To specify character sizes for lines of text using preset formats To find out preset format character sizes About Auto Sizing Part 7 FORM Menu Functions Fundamentals of Label Layout Using the Layout Display To show the layout display Creating and Deleting Blocks To create a block Page To display the ALL FORM menu Part 8 Printing Printing Precautions Printing a Tape To print a tape To adjust the print density Part 9 Frames To specify a frame around the printing area To specify frames around each character Part 10 PRESETS Menu Functions To display the PRESETS menu LAYOUT To use a preset layout to create a label and print it To store a label created using a preset layout To recall a preset layout label from memory To delete a preset layout label from memory ENLARGE To print a large-size label BAR CODE Bar Code Tape EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E NUMBERING To print sequentially numbered labels To store a numbering format To recall a numbering format from memory To delete a numbering format from memory Part 11 Stamp Printing To create a new stamp label To store a stamp label To recall a stamp label from memory To delete a stamp label from memory Part 12 Memory To store data Recalling Text From Memory To recall memory text using sequential search To recall memory text using character search Part 13 Data Communication Part 14 Reference Cleaning the Printer Head and Roller To clean the printer head and roller Initial Settings Initializing the Label Printer To initialize the label printer Format Indicator Tape Length Indicator Illustrations Frames Fonts ENLARGED Label Measurements Phrases Bar Code Specifications Troubleshooting Power Supply Page Error Messages Specifications Input Character Types Display Printing