Note: High-speed draft is available only in 10 cpi. If you select 12 cpi or proportional, the print speed temporarily switches to normal draft speed until 12 cpi or proportional is turned off.
Character size
Condensed and double-wide printing are two ways to change the width of printed characters. Condensed printing reduces the width of your characters by approximately 60%. This means you can get more characters (about 65% more) on a line, which is useful for printing spreadsheets. Double-wide printing, on the other hand, doubles the width of each character. This effect is useful for printing headings and other text that you want to stand out.
Although condensed printing can be selected for entire documents with a DIP switch (see page 3-12), you can use condensed printing for only a portion of your document by using software commands. Double-wide printing can only be selected through your software or by using software commands.
Widening or narrowing the characters also widens or narrows the spaces between words and letters. Because word processors usually create a left margin by printing spaces, you may need to change the number of characters on a line to keep the margins correct if you change widths. For example, a left margin of 10 characters at 10 cpi is the same as a five-space margin using double-wide characters.
Here is an example of condensed and double-wide printing:
This is 10 cpi printing.Condensed 10 cpi gives you more characters on a line.
Condensed 12 pitch gives you even more.
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