HP LaserJet 4350 HP LaserJet 4250/4350 Series - User Guide - Page 267

Using escape characters Printer commands always begin with the escape character (Ec). The following table shows how the escape character can be inserted in various MS-DOS programs. DOS program Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony Microsoft Word for MS-DOS WordPerfect for MS-DOS MS-DOS Edit MS-DOS Edlin dBase Entry What appears Type \027 027 Hold down Alt and type 027 on the numeric keypad Type Hold down Ctrl+P, and press Esc Hold down Ctrl+V, and press [ ^[ ?? CHR(27)+"command" ?? CHR(27)+" " Selecting PCL 6 and PCL 5 fonts The printer font list provides PCL 6 and PCL 5 printer commands for selecting fonts. See PS or PCL font list for information about how to print the list. A sample section is shown in the following illustration. One variable box is available for specifying symbol sets and one for specifying point size. 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 section Common PCL 6 and PCL 5 printer commands. 12 NOTE ENWW 1 Symbol set 2 Point size 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 programs 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 programs. Understanding PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer command syntax 255