Laser Printer Applications Manual

The LAYOUTparameter
The layout orformat or setup of apagerefersto howtextis positionedon
the page. Layoutincludespage orientation,marginsand the spacing of
charactersacrossandlinesdownthepage.Youcan controlthesewith the
LAYOUTparameter.
You probably won’t use the LAYOUT parameteron the front panel’s
programmenuverymuchthough.Mostofthe timeyou’lleitherleavethe
StarLaserPrinter8 with its defaultsettings,or lookafterpage formatting
withcommandsyou sendfromyourcomputer.
Page orientation
Apage’sorientation tellsyouin whichdirectiontheprintgoesonthepage.
Whenyouuseportraitorientationthelinesareprintedastheyareinanormal
businessletter,acrossthewidthofthepage.A portraitpaintingof a person
is
usually vertical-hence the name.
Landscape
Portrait
Whenyouuselanakcape orientationthewordsareprinted“ontheirsides,”
verticallyup thelengthofthepage.Textwrittenwithlandscapeorientation
onlylookscorrectwhenyouturnthepagesoitslengthrunsside-to-side,just
likethe paintingof a landscape.’
Envelopesmustbe printedwith landscapeorientation.You also will use
landscaperegularlyto printchartsor banners,and spreadsheetsor reports
with so manycolumnstheywouldn’totherwisefiton thepage.
Allinternalfonts,andalmostallcartridgeanddownloadedfonts,arestored
in the StarLascrPnnter8 withportraitorientation.
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