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A major concern for printing spreadsheets is the width of the printer.
The EX-800 is an 80 column printer, and the EX-1000 is a 136 column
printer, but by using condensed elite (explained in Chapters 4 and 5)
you can print up to 160 columns on the EX-800 and 272 on the
EX-1000. Therefore, if your spreadsheet asks the number of columns
your printer can print, you can specify 160 or 272.
Printer commands
Unlike word processors, spreadsheet programs don’t usually let you
change printer commands within a spreadsheet. Instead, one style or
mode of printing is used for the whole spreadsheet. With the EX, there
are two main ways of sending commands to control the printing of a
spreadsheet.
First, almost all spreadsheets have the capability of sending
commands to a printer. Look in the manual for your spreadsheet to find
out how to send printer commands. Then look in the Command
Summary in this manual to find the proper codes to send.
For example, your spreadsheet might use a “setup string” to send
printer commands. To prepare a setup string for condensed elite, you
would look up the proper command in the Command Summary
The command for elite is ESC M, and the command for condensed is
SI. Because most spreadsheets use the decimal equivalent for the
commands, (also given in the Command Summary), a setup string for
condensed elite might look like this:
/027/077/015
The number 027 is for the escape code, 077 is for M, and 015 is for SI
(condensed).
The second method is SelecType, a feature described in Chapter 4.
This feature allows you to choose print styles with buttons on the
control panel.
If your spreadsheet is not printing correctly check both the EX and
your spreadsheet program and review this checklist:
If the program asks you to select a printer, be sure you have selected
the correct one.
Using the EX with Application Programs
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