Enhancing Your Printing
In double-strike mode, the print head prints each line twice, making
the text bolder. For even greater boldness, emphasized and double-
strike can be combined. The following samples show the different
effects you can achieve using these modes alone and in combination.
T h i s i s R O M A N p r i n t i n g ,
This is ROMAN, emphasized.
This is ROMAN, double-strike.
This is ROMAN, with
both.
Italic printing
You can print italics by using the ESC 4 software command. This is
true no matter how DIP switch 1-7 is set.
This is ROMAN printing.
T h i s i s R O M A N i t a l i c s .
Underlining, strike-through, and overlining
The underline, strike-through, and overline modes are useful for
highlighting selected text. This feature can be used to score spaces,
subscripts, and superscripts without a break. You can choose from a
variety of line styles, including single, double, broken, or
continuous. See the ESC ( - command in Chapter 9 for more
information.
T h i s i s c o n t i n u o u s u n d e r l i n i n g .
Software and Graphics
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