Instruction manual

Considering Fonts
When working with fonts, you have three considerations: font appearance,
font size (scalable or bitmapped), and font spacing (monospaced or
proportional).
The TrueType® scalable font, EFF Swiss Boldä (font 50) is standard on the
printers. See Appendix B, “Fonts,” for samples of each font.
Interchanging Packets
You can use an MPCLII format that was designed for another MPCLII printer
on a 9800 series printer. However, the format may appear smaller (fields
will be shorter), because most of the 9800 series printers use a 203 dpi
printhead. The 9855 and 9860 printers have an optional 300 dpi printhead.
Using the Format Worksheet
The Format Worksheet is divided into sections that list the field types. Each
section has boxes to fill in with parameters that define your format. A format
worksheet is included in Appendix D, “Format Design Tools.”
Filling in the Format Worksheet
Decide what type of field to use on your label.
1. Make a copy of the Format Worksheet.
2. Define the Format Header.
3. Define all non-printable text fields before you define the ones you want
to print. See “Defining Non-Printable Text Fields” in Chapter 3 for more
information.
4. Define options as you require them. See Chapter 4, “Defining Field
Options” for more information.
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