Xerox DocuPrint 180, Solution Manual

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IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 2-1
2. 2 AFP summary
This chapter provides a summary of IBM’s Advanced Function
Presentation (AFP) architecture and the AFP features supported by
Xerox DocuPrint IPS printers.
What is AFP?
AFP is a collection of programs used to format and print documents.
Using these programs, you can define the exact placement of
elements on a printed page, assign characteristics to the various
elements, and instruct the printer to print one or more copies of the
document. Data can be placed at any addressable point on the page,
a capability known as all-points addressability (APA).
AFP allows you to place these types of data on a page and orient
them in different directions:
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fonts (either proportional, monospaced, or MICR)
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graphics (plotting-type applications such as CAD/CAM)
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images (such as logos, signatures, and pictures)
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bar codes
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electronic forms
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formatted pages of text.