HP 8100n HP LaserJet 8100, 8100 N, 8100 DN Printers - User Guide - Page 411

Appendix D Printer Commands 411 Selecting PCL Fonts Print a PCL Font List to view the command for each internal font (page 282). A sample section is shown below. Notice the two variable boxes for symbol set and point size. Note These variables must be filled in or the printer will use defaults. For example, if you want a symbol set that contains line-draw characters, select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set. Other common symbol set codes are listed in the table on page 418. Fonts are either "fixed" or "proportional" in spacing. The printer contains both fixed fonts (Courier, Letter Gothic, and Lineprinter) and proportional fonts (CG Times, Arial, Times New Roman, and others). Fixed-spaced fonts are generally used in applications such as spreadsheets and databases, where it is important for columns to line up vertically. Proportional-spaced fonts are generally used in text and word processing applications. Selecting PCL Fonts