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SelecType-You have the choice of using the four preset SelecType
macros, or creating your own. One of those preset macros (macro 3) is
for spreadsheets. It’s set up to print in draft quality, condensed mode,
with a right margin of 135 (for 136 columns).
The SelecType settings that have the greatest effect on spreadsheets
are: Print Quality, Condensed, and Right Margin. (If your spreadsheet
program seems to disregard the SelecType settings, see the section on
Initialization.)
The program 's printing
facility-Almost all spreadsheets have the
capability of sending commands to a printer. However, its usually up to
you to pick the pitch or mode you want, then find the proper
commands in the printer manual.
For example, your spreadsheet might send printer commands as a
“setup string.” To prepare a setup string for condensed, 12 pitch, you
would look up the proper command in the LQ’s Command Summary
(Condensed, 12 pitch, gives the maximum number of printable
characters per line, as shown in Table 4-2.)
The command for 12 pitch is ESC M, and the command for
condensed is SI. Most spreadsheets want you to send the decimal
equivalent for the command, also given in the Command Summary A
setup string for condensed, 12 pitch, might look like this:
/027/077/015
(MY M /SI)
Programs that ask you to set up the commands usually tell you how to
do it; it’s up to you to find the proper commands.
A programming
language-Programming languages may be the most
straightforward way of setting up a printer. As demonstrated in the
section at the end of this chapter, you can simply send the appropriate
command without going through a setup or installation program.
If you set up your printer with a programming language, such as
BASIC or Pascal, be sure your spreadsheet program does not wipe out
the settings with an initialization command, as described in the next
section.
4-8
Using the LQ-2500 with Application Programs