!hi§_~2~~-ih~-~n~~~!ing_Јn~~~Јig~~ If your software prints this type of underline, it is using the MPS 1000 underline character (ASCII 95), not the underline mode. Because the underline character is only five dots wide, it does not fill the spaces between characters. Superscript and Subscript Your MPS 1000 can also print superscripts, which you can use for mathematical formulas, footnotes, and other items that require num- bers or letters above or below the usual print line. ESCape "SO" turns on superscript and ESCape "Sl" turns on subscript. ESCape "T" turns off either one.
You can enter either ESCape "SO" or ESCape "Sl" in the master program, but that will print the whole sentence in superscript or subscript. Some more realistic examples are below: E=MC 2 H2el lhis fact jc: fc1uncJ in tl1reЈ- s citWC"E:S. 7 You can use superscript or subscript for an individual character. Find out how to send printer codes in your applications program; then send the proper codes to the printer.
Page Formatting in IBM Mode Although the MPS 1000 printer has many sophisticated commands to set margins, line spacing and horizontal and vertical tabs, we won't take up your time with extensive discussions of these because most of these functions are taken care of by applications programs. This chapter describes a few commands the average user might need. If you want more information, you can find all the commands in Appendices B and C. Margins The MPS 1000 allows you to set the left and right margins with sim- ple ESCape sequences. The margin command is ESCape ''X'' followed by the number of the column you choose for the left margin and the right margin.
If your word processing program does not allow you to change the margins, you can send margin commands to your MPS 1000 with BASIC or another programming language before you print your docu- ments. For example, if you prefer wider margins than your word process- ing program gives you, run the following Commodore BASIC program 68