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panel. The table below
shows you
many characters you can fit on a line
using these options. If your spreadsheet asks
the
number of columns
your printer can print, decide which mode you will use and supply the
appropriate number from this table.
Typestyle
FX-850
FX-1050
Normal (10 cpi)
80
137
12 cpi
96
163
Condensed
137
233
12 cpi condensed
160
272
Unlike word processors, spreadsheet programs usually don’t let you
change printer commands within a spreadsheet. Instead, one style or
mode of printing is used for the whole spreadsheet. With the FX, there
are two main ways of sending commands to control the printing of a
spreadsheet. The first method is to choose condensed from the SelecType
control panel.
For the second method, look in the manual for your spreadsheet to find
out how to send printer commands. Then look in the Command
Summary in Chapter 8 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 12 cpi condensed, you would
look up the proper command in the Command Summary. The command
for
12
cpi 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 12 cpi condensed 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).
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