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Table 3-1. Characters per line
FX-86e
FX-286e
Normal
80
136
Elite
96
163
Condensed
132
233
Condensed Elite
160
272
Therefore, if your spreadsheet asks the number of columns your printer
can print, decide which mode you will use and supply the appropriate
number from Table 3-1.
Printer commands
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.
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 (Appendix A) 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 to choose condensed is one of the SelecType con-
trol panel buttons. The use of this button is described in Chapter 1.
If your spreadsheet is not printing correctly, be sure you have selected
the correct printer if the program asks you to select one.
Using the FX with Application Programs
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