Xerox Printer manual Grids, Y coordinates

		PLANNING YOUR FORMS
Form element	Element origin
Fixed text (single line)	Upper±left corner of the first
	character cell when the line appears
	upright.
Fixed text	Upper edge of the topmost character
(multiple lines)	cell and the leftmost edge of the
	leftmost character cell when viewed
	in an upright position.
Graphics	Upper±left corner of the image.
Logos and signatures	Upper±left corner of the first
	character cell.
Sections (of a form)	Upper±left corner of the section.

Grids

You specify the location of a form element (alphanumeric character, line, or box) on a page in terms of its horizontal and vertical displacement from the form origin. You can use these units of measure to define this displacement:

·Characters per inch (cpi) horizontally

·Dots per inch (300 dpi)

·Linear units (inches or centimeters)

·Lines per inch (lpi) vertically

·Xdots (600 dpi).

X and Y coordinates

If you draw a horizontal and vertical line through the form origin to create x and y coordinates, the location of the form origin is expressed as y=0, x=0. When specifying both coordinates, provide the y value first. Figure 2±4 shows the correct placement for x and y coordinates.

Figure 2±4. X and Y coordinates

0,0
	x	0,0
		x
PORTRAIT		LANDSCAPE
y		y

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