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- PRINTING the PEDIGREE & FAMILY GROUP SHEETS (PED & FGS)
- 1.
- 8 1/2" x 11" format
- Set the printer to 17 char/inch (Compressed print), 6 lines/inch
- 14" x 8 1/2" format
- Set the printer to 10 char/inch, 8 lines/inch
- 14" x 11" format
- Set printer to 10 char/inch, 6 lines/inch
- (the FAMILY TIES program is installed to automatically send the printer codes)
-
- 2. If there are extra lines in the FGS or PED when the underlines are printed
- then set the printer to NOT add a LF if only a CR is received. ie the computer
- will send all LFs when needed. (LF=linefeed, CR=carriage return)
-
- 3. ^P is the CTRL key and the P key, pressed together - you will see no
- character on the screen but the printer will print all the subsequent
- characters that appear on the screen - now enter the next line
- TYPE PED.FRM^P <ret>
- when the printer is finished enter another ^P to turn off the printer.
- Repeat for the other .FRM files. (FGS.FRM and FGS-LDS.FRM)
- (If you use a word processor then turn off all margins - top, bottom & left
- for Wordstar use .mt0, .mb0, .po0, .op)