Note: High-speed draft is available only in 10 cpi. If you
select 12 cpi or proportional, the print speed temporarily
switches to normal draft speed until 12 cpi or proportional is
turned off.
Character size
Condensed and double-wide printing are two ways to change the
width of printed characters. Condensed printing reduces the
width of your characters by approximately 60%. This means
you can get more characters (about 65% more) on a line, which is
useful for printing spreadsheets. Double-wide printing, on the
other hand, doubles the width of each character. This effect is
useful for printing headings and other text that you want to
stand out.
Although condensed printing can be selected for entire documents
with a DIP switch (see page 3-12), you can use condensed printing
for only a portion of your document by using software
commands. Double-wide printing can only be selected through
your software or by using software commands.
Widening or narrowing the characters also widens or narrows the
spaces between words and letters. Because word processors
usually create a left margin by printing spaces, you may need to
change the number of characters on a line to keep the margins
correct if you change widths. For example, a left margin of 10
characters at 10 cpi is the same as a five-space margin using
double-wide characters.
Here is an example of condensed and double-wide printing:
This is 10 cpi printing.
Condensed 10 cpi gives you more characters on a line.
Condensed 12 pitch gives you even more.
This is double-wide
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