CHAPTER 3
USING COMMERCIAL
SOFTWARE
Subjects we’ll cover in Chapter 3 include-
. Using your printer with SuperCalc;
•Using your printer with word processors.
Many of you purchased this printer to use with commercial software. You made a good choice because this printer is com- patible with most commercial program, from word processing programs to spreadsheet programs to accounting programs.
Many of these programs have a routine for describing your printer. These routines are often in “installation programs.” They typically give you a choice of printers or printer types to pick from. Some typical descriptions that you might pick for your printer are: “TTY type printer with backspace,”
Some printer lists are not very clear, and may not include anything that you think describes your printer. If you can’t decide which description best fits your printer we recommend that you narrow the list to two or three choices (you can quickly eliminate all the daisywheel printer types) and then experiment. You won’t hurt anything if you guess wrong; it just won’t work right. This should quickly tell you if your guess is right. If all else fails, though, your printer dealer will be happy to give you some advice.
Some programs don’t ask you what kind of printer you have, but instead they ask some questions about what your printer can do. Here are the answers to the “most asked” questions. Your printer can do a “backspace”. Your printer can do a “hardware form feed”.
With the questions answered, you are ready to start printing. Read the manual that came with your commercial software to see how to make it send for your printer to print. This is all you
