Excel: Printing to an Imagewriter with Mac Daisy Link

ID: Q71228

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 2.2, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

To print from Microsoft Excel to an ImageWriter as a TTY printer using Mac Daisy Link, use the following settings (NOTE: cpi = characters per inch):


                        12 cpi            17 cpi
                        ------            ------
Page setup settings
  Printer emulation     Typewriter        Typewriter
  Baud rate             9600              9600
  Handshaking           Xon/Xoff & DTR    Xon/Xoff & DTR
  Data bits             8                 8
  Parity                None              None
  Stop bits             1                 1
  Lines per inch (lpi)  6                 6
  Line height           Automatic         Custom 12

Worksheet settings
  Row height            Automatic         12
  Font                  Langley 10 pt.    Langley 9 pt.

DIP switch settings
  DIP switch SW1-6      Closed            Open
  DIP switch SW1-7      Open              Closed

Note that the printer must be turned off and then back on before any changes to the DIP switch settings will take effect.

Also note that when using the 17 cpi settings, Excel will print only to approximately two-thirds the width of the page because the width of the font on screen is wider than the width of the printed font. To work around this, select a wider paper size such as Computer Paper, then insert a manual page break to the right of the last column to be printed.

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