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By changing the pitch settings, you can use the document ruler line to print pica, elite and condensed width pitches. In addition, you can use a similar method to print in near letter quality.

The print control codes can be redefined to enhance the final product of your document. The boldface, underline, superscipt and subscript functions require only a slight “recoding” of information in the printer driver. And we have some sug- gestions for changing the characteristics of the other print control codes to use italic, expanded, emphasized and italic- underline print. With these options, you will have even more flexibility printing with this printer.

W Redefining pitch settings and print control codes

In order to change the settings used in the document ruler line and the print control codes, it is necessary to edit ASCII code decimal values in the System Functions portion of your EasyWriter II program. (For more details about ASCII codes, please refer to Chapter 4.)

Your printer is considered a Type B printer by the EasyWriter

IIprogram. Before making any changes in the printer driver, you should first check to be sure the printer selection is set for printer Type B (Option 7 on the System Functions menu.)

Then follow the instructions in Appendix B of your Easy- Writer II User’s Manual to reconfigure Type B printers. To

become more familiar with the reconfiguration process and its terms and to make the instructions in this section easier to understand, we suggest you read through Appendix B first.

In these few paragraphs, we’ll show you the ASCII decimal

values we

feel

provide good flexibility in printing with this

-

printer. You should follow the instructions hands-on with your

 

own EasyWriter

II program.

 

The changes you will make are for pitch settings and print

 

control codes (also called font support). However, all the

 

screens involved will be explained as you see them displayed.

 

From the System Functions Menu, choose Option 9 (Re-

 

configure Printer Type B) and the printer name will be dis-

 

played. Type over the present printer name as follows:

 

1. Printer

Name [Dot Matrix Printer]

 

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