Xerox 96MX manual Basic concepts, Orientation, Landscape Portrait

2. Basic concepts

Certain basic concepts are required to understand the forms creation process on laser printing systems. These involve the size, shape, and location of the overall image on the page of a document, the orientation of the text or graphics on the page, the size and style of the characters to be used, and the type of data to be entered.

Page orientation

There are two types of page, or text, orientation:

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Portrait page

Landscape page

In portrait orientation, the vertical side of the page is longer than the horizontal side. In landscape orientation, the horizontal side of the page is longer than the vertical side. Portrait and landscape orientations are illustrated in figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1.Page orientation

LANDSCAPE

PORTRAIT

Landscape is the usual orientation for computer reports. Portrait is the usual orientation for letters, manuals, and other text printing. On a laser printing system, you can change page orientation from page to page without interrupting the printing operation. This capability, coupled with variable character size, permits maximum flexibility for effective information presentation.

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