Spreadsheets

Although spreadsheets seldom use as many printing styles as word processors, they do have some very specific requirements.

Installation and column width

If your spreadsheet program provides a list of printers, refer to Table 4-1 for the proper priority If your spreadsheet doesn’t have a printer setup routine, you should carefully read the program’s manual for information on its printing facility

A major concern when printing spreadsheets is the width of the printer. The LQ-2500 is a 136-column printer, which makes it particularly well-suited for spreadsheets. By combining modes and pitches with SelecType, you can have 68 to 272 printable columns (or characters), across a 14-inch page, as shown in Table 4-2.

Table 4-2. LQ-2500 Column Widths

12 pitch + Double-width

81

 

 

12

pitch + Double-width + Conoensed

136

 

12

pitch

163

 

12

Ditch + Condensed

272

 

15 patch + Double.width

102

 

15

pitch

204

 

Printer commands

Unlike word processors, spreadsheet programs don’t usually let you place printer commands within a spreadsheet. Instead, one pitch or mode of printing is used for the whole spreadsheet. With the LQ-2500, there are three ways of sending commands to print a spreadsheet.

Using the LQ-2500 with Application Programs

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