Star Micronics 8 Series manual Font options

TheStarLaserPrinter8isidealfordesktoppublishingThepagesitproduces. makeperfectphotocopyor instant-printmasters.And all the main desktop publishingsystems,includingAldusCorporation’sPageMaker and Xerox VenturaPubisher,worksplendidlywiththeStarLaserPrinter8. With’’page makeup”programsliketheseyou willbe able—maybefor the first time— to delivercommunicationswiththe impactof top-notchgraphics.

Font options

Youcan print with an amazinglywidevarietyof type fontsand sizes.The StarLaserPrinter8comeswithfourbuilt-infonts,whichcanbeprintedfrom

8.5pointsto 12pointsin size (apoint is about 1/72of an inch). These fonts arc:

Courier	Prestige Elite
Tms Romn	Li no Pr i ntar

Besidesfiese, you maybe ableto use optionalcartridgesand disksto give your Star L&serPnnter8 a varietyof extra fonts,such as these:

Helvet	line drawing
Letter Gothic	presentationfonts
Bar codes	opticalcharacterreaderfontsuniversalproductcode

You can load your Star LaserPrinter 8’s memory with fonts stored on computerdisks. Literallyhundredsof fonts are marketedby font-supply companies.Somefontsareevenobtainablefromcomputer“usergroups”or “electronicbulletinboards”.Fontsyougetthiswayareinthepublicdomain, whichmeansyou don’tneed to pay a licencefee to use them.

Ask your Star LaserPrinter8 dealer about resourceslike these. Desktop publishingwith laser printers is fast-changingterritory, and some Star Micronicsstaff peoplehavefoundelectronicbulletinboardsand computer usergroupsquitehelpfulin keepingup withthechangingpace.If youinvest a littletime this way it may repay you’well.

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