Form Design

In this exercise, you will produce a complete form by sketching it out on a grid in the same way the logo was designed. Again, this exercise uses character scaling on an 8±1/2 x 11±inch (60 x 72 dpi) page. (Again, the thermal printer does not use the 8±1/2± x 11±in format, so modifications are necessary.) (Refer to page 4±88 in the ªCommandsº chapter, where character scaling is discussed in detail.)

Page Layout Considerations

At 6 lines per inch (lpi) and 10 characters per inch (cpi) printing, a standard 8±1/2 x 11±inch sheet of paper has a print area of 66 lines (rows) and 85 characters (columns). (The printable area will vary if you are not printing at 6 lpi and 10 cpi.) Thus, the grid used to design an 8±1/2 x 11±inch form should accommodate this 66 x 85 area. (Appendix C discusses the printable area for different form sizes in more detail.)

Using the grids provided in Appendix B, sketch out the form layout and identify the starting and ending values. These values will be used to input IGP/PGL command parameters.

Form Examples and Exercises

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