HP 5961-0509 manual Enhancing Labels, Character Size and Slant, Character Spaces and Text Lines

Enhancing Labels

You can enhance your labels by changing such aspects as the character size and slant, the space between characters and lines, and the orientation and/or placement of the label on the page. To effectively use these enhancements you should understand the properties of the character cell. Refer to “Working with the Character Cell” later in this chapter.

	Character Size and Slant
	You can change the size of the characters using the Absolute
	Character Size and the Relative Character Size (SI and SR)
	commands. The Absolute Character Size (SI) command establishes
	the nominal character width and CAP height in centimeters and
	maintains this character size independent of the location of P1 and
	P2 or the page size. The Relative Character Size (SR) establishes
	the nominal character width and CAP height as a percentage of the
	distance between P1 and P2. Subsequent changes in the location of
	P1 and P2 cause the character size to change with the SR command.
	Changing the character size changes the size of the CP (Character
	Plot) cell and proportionally changes the line width used in labels
	(refer to AD and SD).
Note	When the Shift In (SI) or Shift Out (SO) control codes are used to
	select a font, the font size reverts to that font specified using the AD
	or SD commands.
	You can use the Character Slant (SL) command to slant the
	characters at a specified angle in either direction from the left
	vertical side of the CP (Character Plot) cell. The CP cell is
	not altered.
	Character Spaces and Text Lines
	You can use the Extra Space (ES) command to automatically
	increase or decrease spaces between all characters or lines.
	For example, ES can be used to increase space between every
	character in a label such as, M E M O R A N D U M), or to
	increase or decrease space between every line of text (such
	as double-spacing).

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