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■ ii m a n u a lly e a c h tim e, y o u c a n c o m p le te th e s e tu p w ith a single c o m m a n d

" in y o u r c o m p u te r. F o r ex a m p le , y o u c a n c re a te a file c o n ta in in g p rin te r

• o m m a n d s to se t th e r ig h t a n d le ft m a rg in s , se lec t n e a r le tte r q u a lity , a n d

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the follow ing:

• N e a r le tte r q u a lity

• I oft a n d r ig h t m a rg in s

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H ilc p itc h , c a n c e ls u n w a n te d fe a tu re s su c h a s u n d e rlin in g w h ic h m ig h t be

I i'll fro m p re v io u s c o m m a n d s . T h e a n g le b r a c k e ts a r o u n d th e < 1 > in d ic a te

i h a n ic te r c o d e 1, w h ic h is a c o n tro l c o d e , n o t th e p rin ta b le d ig it “ 1” .

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w ith a o n e -in c h le ft m a rg in . (E lite h a s 12 c h a r a c te r s p e r in c h ). < 12 > is a

c o n tro l c o d e ; < 9 2 > is th e c h a r a c te r

as y o u c a n v erify in A p p e n d ix

I).

Y o u m a y w a n t to p la c e a d d itio n a l c o m m a n d s in th is file, su c h a s line

.p acin g a n d b o tto m m a rg in c o m m a n d s . O r y o u m a y w a n t to c re a te a v a rie ty

>il se tu p files w ith a d if fe r e n t se t o f c o m m a n d s in ea ch .

T o a v o id excess lin e feeds, y o u s h o u ld p la c e th e c o m m a n d s o n o n e line

In the se tu p file. Y o u m a y o r m a y n o t b e a b le to g e n e ra te a se tu p file w ith
woi d -p ro c e ssin g so ftw a re ; it d e p e n d s o n w h e th e r y o u r s o ftw a re lets y o u e n te r

• < >nl i ol co d es. I f y o u r sy ste m in c lu d e s th e file E D L I N .C O M , h o w e v e r, y o u
i .in easily c r e a te a s e tu p file w ith th e D O S lin e e d ito r.

An a p p r o p r ia te n a m e fo r th is s e tu p file w o u ld be N L Q E L I T E .D A T .

I " use the D O S lin e e d ito r , ty p e th e c o m m a n d E D L I N N L Q E L I T E .D A T ,

1" ii type th e u n d e r lin e d p a r ts o f th e fo llo w in g d isp la y . P re ss R E T U R N

nt l he en d o f e a c h line. D o n ’t ty p e th e sy m b o l “ A” . T h is sy m b o l m e a n s to

Intlil the C T R L k ey d o w n w h ile p re ssin g th e n e x t key: f o r ex a m p le , AV
mm mum to ty p e C T R L -Y . AC m e a n s to ty p e C T R L - C , w h ic h in d ic a te s th e

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