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Double-Strike, use LPRINT CHR$(27)"!T". N/A indicates that the two modes cannot be combined. Table 5-1. Master Select Quick Reference Chart PITCH Pica Elite Compressed Expanded Pica Expanded Elite Expanded Compressed WEIGHT Single Strike Emphasized Double Strike Double Strike Emphasized @ H P X A N/A Q N/A D N/A T N/A * 0 8 ! NIA 1 N/A $ N/A 4 N/A If you rely on Master Select to change print modes, you don't have to turn each mode off separately when you want to change to a different combination. When you select a new mix by Master Select, it takes care of all resetting. Because the Master Select also overrides the DIP switch settings, you use the same codes even if you have reset some of the DIP switches. Master Select combinations At the beginning of this chapter we introduced you to four print modes. Figure 5-3 illustrates the 11 different ways these can be combined. If you add the default Pica Mode, there are 12 different combinations. Four of these 12 combinations (the ones that don't involve Super- or Subscript) can be combined with any of the 16 Master Select modes. Four times 16 gives you 64 combinations. The other eight combinations that involve Super- and Subscript Modes can be combined with the eight Single-Strike Master Select modes. Eight times eight gives another 64 combinations. Add these to the first 64, and you get the total of 128 unique print modes that we mentioned previously. To create a new combination that uses both Master Select and one or more of the dress-up modes, the simplest method is to choose a 76