A major concern for printing spreadsheets is the width of the printer. The EX-800 is an 80 column printer, and the EX-1000 is a 136 column printer, but by using condensed elite (explained in Chapters 4 and 5) you can print up to 160 columns on the EX-800 and 272 on the EX-1000. Therefore, if your spreadsheet asks the number of columns your printer can print, you can specify 160 or 272.

Printer commands

Unlike word processors, spreadsheet programs don’t usually let you change printer commands within a spreadsheet. Instead, one style or mode of printing is used for the whole spreadsheet. With the EX, there are two main ways of sending commands to control the printing of a spreadsheet.

First, almost all spreadsheets have the capability of sending commands to a printer. Look in the manual for your spreadsheet to find out how to send printer commands. Then look in the Command Summary in this manual to find the proper codes to send.

For example, your spreadsheet might use a “setup string” to send printer commands. To prepare a setup string for condensed elite, you would look up the proper command in the Command Summary

The command for elite is ESC M, and the command for condensed is SI. Because most spreadsheets use the decimal equivalent for the commands, (also given in the Command Summary), a setup string for condensed elite might look like this:

/027/077/015

The number 027 is for the escape code, 077 is for M, and 015 is for SI (condensed).

The second method is SelecType, a feature described in Chapter 4. This feature allows you to choose print styles with buttons on the control panel.

If your spreadsheet is not printing correctly check both the EX and your spreadsheet program and review this checklist:

If the program asks you to select a printer, be sure you have selected the correct one.

Using the EX with Application Programs

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