Epson LQ-2550 User Manual - Page 114

Double-wide and double-high The double-wide mode doubles the width of any size character, while the double-high mode doubles the height of any size character. These modes are useful for emphasizing headings in reports and making displays, but they are usually not suitable for large amounts of text. These modes can also be combined to obtain even more impressive printing results. T h i s i s double-wide. This is double-high, Double-wide double-high Condensed Both 10 and 12 cpi printing can be reduced to about 60% of their normal width using the condensed mode. This mode is particularly useful for printing wide spreadsheets because condensed 12 cpi allows you to print up to 272 characters on an 136inch line. Condensed can be selected with a software command, with SelecType, or with a panel setting (see Chapter 3). Even if you turn condensed on with SelecType or a panel setting, you can still turn it off with a software command. Condensed 10 cpi gives you more characters on a line. Condensed 12 cpi gives you even sore! Widening or narrowing the characters also widens or narrows the spaces between words and letters. Because word processors usually create a left margin by printing spaces, you may need to adjust the margins and the number of characters on a line to keep the margins correct if you change character widths. Emphasized and double-strike printing Emphasized and double-strike modes give your printing added emphasis. In emphasized mode, the LQ prints each character twice as the print Using Software and Graphics 4-9