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2.3.3 TheLAYOUTparameter
The layoutor@mat or setupof a pagerefersto how textis positionedon
the page. Layout includespage orientation,margins and the spacingof
charactersacrossandlinesdownthepage.Youcan controlthesewiththe
LAYOUTparameter.
You probably won’t use the LAYOUT parameter on the front panel’s
piograrnmenuverymuchthough.Mostof thetimeyou’lleitherleavethe
StarLaserPrinter4 with its defaultsettings,or look afterpage formatting
withcommandsyou sendfmm yourcomputer.
Pageorientation
Apage’sorientationtellsyouin whichdirectiontheprintgoesonthepage.
Whenyouuseportraitorientationthelinesareprintedastheyareinanormal
businessletter,acrossthewidthof thepage.A portraitpaintingof aperson
is usuallyvertical-hence thename.
LandsCap
Portrait
Whenyouuselandscapeorientationthewordsareprinted“ontheirsides,”
verticallyupthelengthofthepage.Textwrittenwithlandscapeorientation
onlylookscorrectwhenyouturnthepagesoitslengthrunsside-to-side,just
likethepaintingof a landscape.
Envelopesmust be printedwith landscapeorientation.You also will use
landscaperegularlyto printchafisor banners,andspreadsheetsor reports
with somanycolumnstheywouldn’totherwisefit on the page.
AUinternalfonts,andalmostallcartridgeanddownloadedfonts,arestored
in theStarLaserPrinter4 withportraitorientation.
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