Outline and shadow

The outline and shadow features are useful for adding variation and emphasis to text that you wish to stand out, such as headings. The following ‘samples show the shadow and outline features individually, and a combination of outline with shadow.

Overscore, strike-through, and underlining

The overscore, strike-through, and underlining modes are useful for highlighting text. This feature can be used to score spaces, subscripts, and superscripts without a break. You can choose from a variety of line styles: single, double, broken, or continuous. See the ESC (- command in Chapter 8 for more information.

T h i s i s c o n t i n u o u s u n d e r l i n i n g ,Selecting typestyles with Master Select

Your printer has a special ESCape code called Master Select that allows you to choose combinations of these nine modes: 10 cpi, 12 cpi, proportional, condensed, emphasized, double-strike, double- wide, italics, and underline. For more information on sending ESCape codes to your printer, see the section on computer-printer communication earlier in this chapter.

The format of the Master Select code is shown below:

ASCII: ESC ! n

Decimal: 27 33 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 21 n

The variable n is a number that identifies the mode or combination of modes. To find the value of n, use the following table to add up either the decimal or hexadecimal numbers for the features you want.

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