Printing Extended Characters with Generic Text Driver (75961)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q75961

SUMMARY

You can print extended characters on a daisy wheel printer by assigning the characters through the Control Panel, using the Generic Printer/Text driver (see the steps below).

MORE INFORMATION

To print extended characters on a daisy wheel printer, you must assign the screen code to the appropriate printer code.

For more information on the differences between screen codes and printer codes, query on the following

printer and codes and screen and windows

or read the information found in the PRINTERS.TXT file that came with your Windows program, or follow the first four steps below and choose the Help button.

Changing the screen code to the correct printer can be done as follows:
  1. Run Control Panel.
  2. Select the Printers icon from the Control Panel.
  3. Make sure the Generic Printer/Text printer is selected (highlighted) and then choose the Configure button.
  4. Choose the Setup button.
  5. Choose the Character button.
  6. In the On Screen list box, select the screen character you want to change.
  7. Type the corresponding printer character code in the On Printer text box.
This printer code can be typed in using the ALT keys and the numeric keypad.

For example, if you want to change ASCII code 167, \247, into 180 for the printer:
  1. Select the 167=\247 from the On Screen list box.
  2. In the On Printer text box, press ALT+Keypad 0180. When you release the ALT key, the character code will appear on the screen.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB75961
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