Laser Printer User Manual

TheStarLaserPrinter4isidealfordesktoppublishing.Thepagesitproduces
makeperfectphotocopyor instant-printmasters.Andallthemaindesktop
publishingsystems,includingAldusCorporation’sPageMaker andXerox
VenturaPubisher,worksplendidlywiththeStarLaserPrinter4.With“page
makeup”programsliketheseyouwillbe able—maybeforthefirsttime—
to delivercommunicationswiththe impactof top-notchgraphics.
1.1.2Fontoptions
Youcan print withan amazinglywidevarietyof typefontsandsizes.The
StarLaserPrinter4 comeswith sevenbuilt-infonts,whichcan be printed
from 8.5pointsto 12pointsin size(apointis about1/72of aninch).
Thesefontsare:
Courier
12point Medium
Courier 12point Bold
Courier
12point Italic
Courier 1Opoint
Medium
Courier
1Opoint Bold
Courier
1Opoint Italic
LinePrinter 8.5point Medium
Besidesthese,youmaybe ableto useoptionalcartridgesanddisksto give
yourStar LaserPrinter4 a varietyof extrafonts,suchasthese:
Helvet
linedrawing
LetterGothic presentationfonts
Barcodes
opticalcharacterreaderfontsuniversalproductcode
You can load your Star LaserPrinter4’s memory with fonts stored on
computerdisks.Literallyhundredsof fonts are marketedby font-supply
companies.Somefontsareevenobtainablefromcomputer’’usergroups”or
“electronicbulletinboards”.Fontsyougetthiswayareinthepublicdomain,
whichmeansyoudon’tneedto pay a licencefee touse them.
Ask your Star LaserPrinter4 dealer aboutresourceslike these. Desktop
publishingwith laser printemis fast-changingterritory,and some Star
Micronicsstaffpeoplehavefoundelectronicbulletinboardsandcomputer
usergroupsquitehelpfulinkeepingupwiththechangingpace.Ifyouinvest
a littletimethisway it may repayyouwell.
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