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SelecType Features and Solutions, Reset codes, AppleWorks’” and SelecType

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SelecType Features and Solutions This section explains why SelecType does not work with some software and how to cancel modes with SelecType. Reset codes Some software sends a reset code before it begins printing. This cancels any SelecType settings. If you find that SelecType does not change your printing, the reset code is probably the reason. The solution is to use the installation program for your software to remove all codes from the initialization sequence. See your software manual for details. If you can't disable the reset code, you can use the DIP switches to produce NLQ or compressed. See Appendix D for details. AppleWorks'" and SelecType The AppleWorks word processor resets the printer each time it prints a document. This resetting cancels any SelecType setting you have made. Therefore, you must use the AppleWorks printer options instead of SelecType to choose typestyles. The problem with using the printer options is that AppleWorks does not have an option for Near Letter Quality (NLQ). If you want to use NLQ with the AppleWorks word processor, you have two choices: l Turn NLQ on and off with DIP switch l-2. (See Appendix D for further information.) l Use the procedure described in the AppleWorks Reference Manual to configure the LX-90 as a custom printer so that you can use a printer option to turn NLQ off and on. (This is explained below.) For the second choice, see the appendix called "Preparing AppleWorks for a Custom Printer" in the reference manual for the directions to tell AppleWorks the codes the Apple IIc PIC uses. To prepare AppleWorks to print in NLQ, first choose a feature that you do not plan to use. Subscript is the feature used in the example below. E-2

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SelecType Features and Solutions
This section explains why SelecType does not work with some soft-
ware and how to cancel modes with SelecType.
Reset codes
Some software sends a reset code before it begins printing. This
cancels any SelecType settings. If you find that SelecType does not
change your printing, the reset code is probably the reason. The solu-
tion is to use the installation program for your software to remove all
codes from the initialization sequence. See your software manual for
details. If you can’t disable the reset code, you can use the DIP
switches to produce NLQ or compressed. See Appendix D for details.
AppleWorks’” and SelecType
The AppleWorks word processor resets the printer each time it
prints a document. This resetting cancels any SelecType setting you
have made. Therefore, you must use the AppleWorks printer options
instead of SelecType to choose typestyles.
The problem with using the printer options is that AppleWorks
does not have an option for Near Letter Quality (NLQ). If you want to
use NLQ with the AppleWorks word processor, you have two
choices:
l
Turn NLQ on and off with DIP switch l-2. (See Appendix D for
further
information.)
l
Use the procedure described in the
AppleWorks Reference Manual
to configure the LX-90 as a custom printer so that you can use a
printer option to turn NLQ off and on. (This is explained below.)
For the second choice, see the appendix called “Preparing Apple-
Works for a Custom Printer” in the reference manual for the directions
to tell AppleWorks the codes the Apple IIc PIC uses. To prepare
AppleWorks to print in NLQ, first choose a feature that you do not
plan to use. Subscript is the feature used in the example below.
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