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The LAYOUTparameter
The layout orformat or setup of apagerefersto howtextis positionedon
the page. Layoutincludespage orientation,marginsand the spacingof
charactersacrossandlinesdownthepage.Youcan controlthesewiththe
LAYOUTparameter.
You probablywon’t use the LAYOUTparameteron the front panel’s
programmenuverymuchthough.Mostof the timeyou’lleitherleavethe
StarLaserPrinter8 with its defaultsettings,or lookafterpage formatting
withcommandsyou sendfromyourcomputer.
Page orientation
Apage’sorientation tellsyouin whichdirectiontheprintgoesonthepage.
Whenyouuseportraitorientationthelinesareprintedastheyareinanormal
businessletter,acrossthewidthof thepage.A portraitpaintingof aperson
is
usually vertical-hence thename.
Landscape
Portrait
Whenyouuselanakcapeorientationthewordsareprinted“ontheirsides,”
verticallyup thelengthof thepage.Textwrittenwithlandscapeorientation
onlylookscorrectwhenyouturnthepagesoitslengthrunsside-to-side,just
likethe paintingof a landscape.’
Envelopesmustbe printedwith landscapeorientation.You also will use
landscaperegularlyto printchartsor banners,and spreadsheetsor reports
with so manycolumnstheywouldn’totherwisefit on thepage.
Allinternalfonts,andalmostallcartridgeanddownloadedfonts,arestored
in the StarLascrPnnter8 withportraitorientation.
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