Epson FX-1050 User Manual - Page 69

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. 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). 4-4 Using Software and Graphics