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Enhancement - Initialize Printer At DOS |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
Solutions: Enhancement: A user requested that WordPerfect 5.1 allow users to initialize the printer with soft fonts from the DOS prompt, rather than requiring that they initialize the printer from within WordPerfect. Answer: To do this, users must first create a file containing the font information that is normally sent to the printer when the printer is initialized from within WordPerfect. To create the file, users should start WordPerfect and select the printer to be initialized. They should then edit the printer driver and enter a filename for the Port entry (Shift-F7, S, E, P, O). This instructs WordPerfect to print the information to a file rather than a port. Next, the user should initialize the printer (Shift-F7, I, Y). (Note: If users are on a network printer, they will need to enter WordPerfect with the user initials }WP before initializing the printer.) The font information will then be placed in a file rather than sent to the printer. After this is done, users should reset the printer port in the Select Printer: Edit screen (Shift-F7, S, E, P, O). At the DOS prompt the users can send this file to the printer using the COPY command. An example of the syntax would be COPY C:\WP51\FONTS.DWN LPT1. If users would like to automate this process so the printer is initialized every time the computer is turned on, they can place the COPY command used above in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This will automatically send the initialization file to the printer every time the computer is turned on. |
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