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            ADVANCED FEATURES AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

This Readme file is the first of two files that describe the
advanced features of ATM for WordPerfect and provide technical
background on the ATM for WordPerfect software.

NOTE: This is a long Readme file. You might want to print it to
your printer for ease of reference.

Here's a list of the topics described in this Readme file:

CHARACTER MAPPING ISSUES
   Using Expert Character Sets
   Checking Supported Characters

STRATEGIES FOR SHARING DOCUMENTS WITH OTHER USERS
   About Sharing WordPerfect Documents
   Sharing Documents with other ATM for WordPerfect Users
   Sharing Documents with PostScript Printer Users

ATWP COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
   Load ATM for WordPerfect as a TSR (/ATTSR)
   Unload ATM for WordPerfect from Memory (/U)
   Check Memory Usage, Port Mapping, and Error Status (no slash)
   Resynchronize ATM for WordPerfect and the Printer (/R)
   List Fonts Available and Fonts Already Downloaded (/?)

ATINSTAL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

ATM FOR WORDPERFECT ADVANCED REINSTALLATION OPTIONS
   Edit the Printer Port Mapping
   Edit Miscellaneous ATM for WordPerfect Options

PRINTING BANNERS WITH DOT-MATRIX AND INKJET PRINTERS




See the second Readme file, ADVANCE2.TXT, for the following
topics:

CHECKING FOR STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES
LIST OF STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES
HOW ATM FOR WORDPERFECT SUPPORTS PRINTERS
ATM FOR WORDPERFECT FILES
MODIFICATIONS MADE TO WINDOWS FOR WORDPERFECT FOR WINDOWS
USING ATM FOR WORDPERFECT FONTS WITH OTHER APPLICATIONS
USING CARTRIDGE FONTS, ADDITIONAL INTERNAL FONTS, AND SOFT FONTS






CHARACTER MAPPING ISSUES

Some fonts contain characters not found in standard fonts. ATM for
WordPerfect is designed to maximize the number of characters that
you can use from any font with WordPerfect, but there are still
some issues you may need to be aware of if you work with special
fonts or you frequently use special characters.


Using Expert Character Sets

Some Type 1 fonts contain special characters and symbols that are
not included with standard fonts. Examples of these kinds of fonts
are fonts designated as Expert Sets, Small Caps, or Old Style
Figures. These fonts provide additional and alternative characters
for standard font families. For example, the Adobe Garamond Expert
Set includes special characters for the standard Adobe Garamond
font.

You can install these special fonts using standard font
installation procedures. However, you might need to use special
procedures to ensure that WordPerfect uses the correct characters.

In general, if you want to use one of the special Type 1 fonts,
you need to use it with the standard font that it is intended to
complement. For example, to use the Caslon Expert Set, you must
first install the standard Adobe Caslon. Then, when you want to
use the characters available in your Expert Set, you select the
Expert Set font as the Base Font for your document. WordPerfect
uses the Expert Set for the characters it contains and the
standard font for the other characters.

With some special fonts, the above method will not work because
the special font has a complete set of characters and WordPerfect
will not correctly substitute standard characters. In this case,
select the special font as the Base Font when you need its special
characters, and select the standard font as the Base Font when you
want the standard font's characters. You may need to experiment,
as described in the next section.

NOTE: For WordPerfect for Windows, you can select the standard
font as the initial font (by choosing the Document command from
the Layout menu), and select the special font when needed (by
choosing the Font command from the Font menu.)


Checking Supported Characters

Although WordPerfect can produce all of its characters graphically
even if your fonts don't contain them, ATM for WordPerfect's
support of the large number of characters included in many Type 1
fonts lets you print more characters as high quality font
characters instead of as graphics.

In order to see which characters are available in a font, and
where in the WordPerfect character map they are found, retrieve
(or open) the WordPerfect file CHARMAP.TST. (For WordPerfect for
DOS, you can usually find CHARMAP.TST in the WordPerfect program
directory. For WordPerfect for Windows, you can find CHARMAP.TST
in the WPC directory.) Next, you need to temporarily disable all
fonts besides the one you're testing.

Follow these steps to disable all fonts except those you're
testing:

1. In WPDOS: Press shift-F7 (Print), S (Select printer), E (Edit),
   and C (Cartridges and Fonts).

   In WPWIN: Choose Select Printer from the File menu. Next,
   choose Setup. Then choose Cartridges and Fonts.

2. Remove all the plus signs from all the fonts except the font
   you're testing. Don't forget to disable any built-in fonts your
   printer might have.

This procedure prevents WordPerfect from substituting characters
from other fonts. Next, go to the beginning of the CHARMAP.TST
document and select the font you want to test. To print the
CHARMAP.TST document showing only those characters included with a
particular font, you need to turn off WordPerfect's graphics
printing.

Follow these steps to turn off graphics printing in WPDOS:

1. Press Shift-F7 (Print).
2. Press G (Graphics quality).
3. Press N (Do Not print).
4. Press F (Full) to print the document.

Follow these steps to turn off graphics printing in WPWIN:

1. Choose Print from the File menu.
2. Select the Graphics quality button and choose Do not print.

Now print the CHARMAP.TST document. The printed document will show
only characters supplied with the font. The printed document also
shows where in the WordPerfect character map the font's characters
are located. Blanks appear in the locations of characters not
included with the font.

NOTE: If you add the ITC Zapf Dingbat font to your Type 1 font
collection, all of its characters will be in WordPerfect character
set 12.


STRATEGIES FOR SHARING DOCUMENTS WITH OTHER USERS

A major benefit of ATM for WordPerfect is that you can use it to
share documents with people who have different kinds of printers
without losing formatting. Documents created with a PostScript
printer can be printed to a dot-matrix printer without changing
fonts, linebreaks, or pagebreaks. Similarly, documents created
with a dot-matrix printer can be printed to an HP LaserJet printer
and the characters will be sharper, but the fonts, linebreaks, and
page breaks will be the same.


About Sharing WordPerfect Documents

A WordPerfect document "remembers" which printer driver is
selected when it is saved. When the document is later retrieved,
WordPerfect automatically selects the printer driver that the
document was formatted with, if that driver is available among
those installed with WordPerfect. After you retrieve a document
created with a printer driver different from the one you are
using, you should select the correct driver with the Select
Printer menu.

Follow these steps to change the printer selected for a document:

In WPDOS: press Shift-F7 (Print) and S (Select printer).
In WPWIN: Choose Select Printer from the File menu.


Sharing Documents with Other ATM for WordPerfect Users

It's easy to share documents with other ATM for WordPerfect users.
There's nothing special to worry about. Use any of your ATM for
WordPerfect typefaces. As long as your documents are formatted
with an ATM for WordPerfect printer driver selected, they will
retain their formatting and fonts when printed with another ATM
for WordPerfect-supported printer. When you retrieve a document
formatted with another ATM for WordPerfect printer driver,
WordPerfect will tell you it is formatting the document, but in
fact it will print identically. You will also note an asterisk (*)
preceding the font name if you look at the font codes with Reveal
Codes; this is normal and okay.


Sharing Documents with PostScript Printer Users

ATM for WordPerfect includes the base 13 fonts that are built into
all PostScript printers. This allows any document you've created
with ATM for WordPerfect using the base 13 fonts to print
correctly on any PostScript printer.

The base 13 PostScript language (Type 1) fonts are

* Times, Times Italic, Times Bold, Times Bold Italic
* Helvetica, Helvetica Italic, Helvetica Bold,
  Helvetica Bold Italic
* Courier, Courier Italic, Courier Bold, Courier Bold Italic
* Symbol

To use the other Type 1 fonts included with ATM for WordPerfect in
documents you print with a PostScript printer, you must install
them into WordPerfect's PostScript printer driver. Use the ATM for
WordPerfect reinstallation program (ATINSTAL) to install the fonts
into your PostScript printer driver. (See the ATM for WordPerfect
Users Guide for instructions.)

When you retrieve a document created with an ATM printer driver
and you have a PostScript driver selected, you will see asterisks
marking the Base Font codes shown in Reveal Codes; this is normal
and not a problem.


PostScript special font effects

PostScript printers can produce some special font effects that are
not supported on other printers. Reverse type, outline type, and
shaded type, which are available on PostScript printers, all print
as normal black type on other printers.

Another effect, rotated text, will work on all of ATM for
WordPerfect's supported printers except the LaserJet Series II
family and earlier versions of the LaserJet (and compatible
printers). Rotated text won't print on these printers.

There is a way to make rotated text print properly on LaserJet IIs
and earlier LaserJets if they have at least 1.5 megabytes (MB) of
printer memory. A special ATM for WordPerfect driver for LaserJets
called ATWP HP PCL 300 dpi prints all fonts as graphics. If you
need to print rotated text on your LaserJet II or older LaserJet,
you can install this printer driver. See the ATM for WordPerfect
Users Guide for instructions on how to install additional printer
drivers. Select "Dot-Matrix, Other" as the printer type (not HP
LaserJet) when you install this driver. Once installed, this
special printer driver prints documents with rotated text
properly. However, since it prints all text as graphics, it is
slower than other ATM for WordPerfect printer drivers, so you
should use it only when you print rotated text.


Getting high resolution output from a service bureau

Many service bureaus, copy shops, and print shops can provide you
with high resolution output using PostScript language typesetting
equipment. To use such services, select a PostScript printer
driver in WordPerfect and print your document to a file, as
described in your WordPerfect documentation. Test print this file
on your PostScript printer by copying it to the port to which the
printer is connected. If it prints on your PostScript printer, it
should work on any PostScript printer, including high resolution
output devices. Take this print file to the service bureau. (The
service bureau will need to know which fonts you used in your
document.)



ATWP COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

This section describes a number of command line options available
when you run the ATM for WordPerfect program (ATWP.EXE). Each
option activates certain features or controls. To activate a
command line option, change to the directory that contains
ATWP.EXE and type ATWP followed by a slash (/) and the appropriate
letters, number, or symbol.


The ATWP command line options are

* Load ATM for WordPerfect as a TSR:      ATWP /ATTSR
* Unload ATM for WordPerfect from Memory: ATWP /U

Three options are available only while WordPerfect is active:

* Check Memory Usage, Port Mapping, and Error Msg:   ATWP (no slash)
* Resynchronize ATM for WordPerfect and the Printer: ATWP /R
* List fonts available and fonts already downloaded: ATWP /?

The following sections describe each of these options.


Load ATM for WordPerfect as a TSR (/ATTSR)

Normally, you start ATM for WordPerfect by typing ATWP, which
loads both ATM for WordPerfect and WordPerfect. When you exit
WordPerfect, ATM for WordPerfect is also removed from memory. The
/ATTSR option allows you to run ATM for WordPerfect as a Terminate
and Stay Resident (TSR) program so that it is still loaded in your
computer's memory after you exit WordPerfect.

The main advantage of loading ATM for WordPerfect as a TSR is that
it will retain knowledge of the fonts it has downloaded and the
memory available in your printer. Then, when you start WordPerfect
again, ATM for WordPerfect won't have to download fonts it has
previously downloaded. This advantage is not available if your
printer is shared. Another advantage is that you start WordPerfect
with the normal WP instead of ATWP.

The disadvantage of using the /ATTSR option is that the memory it
takes will be unavailable to other programs until you unload ATM
for WordPerfect (as described below) or until you reboot your
computer.

Follow these steps to load ATM for WordPerfect as a TSR program:

* From the DOS prompt, type ATWP /ATTSR and press Enter.
  Alternatively, you can add the ATWP /ATTSR command line to your
  AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and ATM for WordPerfect will be loaded when
  you start your computer. (If you add the ATWP /ATTSR
  command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, it should be the last TSR
  program you start. Otherwise, you will be unable to stop the
  program with the following command.)


Unload ATM for WordPerfect from Memory (/U)

Typing ATWP /U removes ATM for WordPerfect from memory if you have
loaded it as a TSR. ATM for WordPerfect must be the last TSR
loaded to remove it this way.


Check Memory Usage, Port Mapping, and Error Status (no slash)

Typing ATWP at the DOS prompt while ATM for WordPerfect is loaded
provides useful information about your current setup and the
status of the program. If you're in WordPerfect, you can use the
DOS Shell feature--Ctrl-F1, G (Go to DOS)--and then type ATWP at
the DOS prompt. Typing ATWP provides four useful types of
information:

* ATM for WordPerfect version number.

* Memory usage--The amount of memory required to run ATM for
  WordPerfect varies depending on your configuration (printer type
  and fonts installed) and whether you have EMS memory available.
  Typing ATWP at the DOS prompt reports the amount and type
  of memory that ATM for WordPerfect is using.

* Port mapping--Typing ATWP at the DOS prompt reports which
  ports ATM for WordPerfect is watching for data.

* Error messages--Whenever ATM for WordPerfect encounters an error
  condition, it gives a long, low beep. When this occurs,
  temporarily leaving WordPerfect and typing ATWP at the DOS
  prompt causes ATM for WordPerfect to display the error message.


Resynchronize ATM for WordPerfect and the Printer (/R)

Whenever you turn off or reset your laser printer, all the fonts
that have been downloaded to the printer are lost. Since ATM for
WordPerfect doesn't know the fonts are gone, when you print you
probably won't get the typefaces you requested. There are two
solutions to this problem, one using the WordPerfect Initialize
Printer command and the other using the ATWP /R option.

* Initialize Printer: Telling WordPerfect to initialize the
  printer by pressing Shift-F7 (Print) and I (Initialize) also
  tells ATM for WordPerfect to re-download soft fonts. Initialize
  Printer will not take effect until all print jobs have been
  emptied from WordPerfect's print queue.

* ATWP /R: Using the DOS Shell command--Ctrl-F1 (Shell), G (Go to
  DOS)--and typing ATWP /R tells ATM for WordPerfect that the
  printer has been turned off and that it has to download any
  fonts you print. Unlike Initialize Printer, ATWP /R takes effect
  immediately whether or not there are print jobs in the print
  queue.


List Fonts Available and Fonts Already Downloaded (/?)

 This option shows you two font lists:

* All the fonts that ATM for WordPerfect has available for
  downloading.

* All the fonts that ATM for WordPerfect has downloaded to a
  LaserJet and that are still resident in the printer, along with
  their sizes.

To display the font lists, start WordPerfect, press Ctrl-F1
(Shell) and G (Go to DOS). The DOS prompt appears. Then type
ATWP /? and press Enter.



ATINSTAL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

This section describes a number of command line options available
when you run the ATM for WordPerfect installation (and reinstallation
program when it is run from the hard disk), ATINSTAL.EXE.

The three ATINSTAL command line options are

* Support for monochrome monitors (/M)--Typing ATINSTAL /M allows
  ATINSTAL to display properly on monochrome monitors.

* Network Installation (/N)--Typing ATINSTAL /N starts a version
  of the ATM for WordPerfect installation program that contains
  options for using the program in a network environment.  You can
  use this version of the installer to install ATM for WordPerfect
  for network copies of WordPerfect or Windows. This version of
  the installer also has options for sharing a printer on a
  network. See the Readme file "NETWORK.TXT" in the ATM for
  WordPerfect program disk for instructions on how to use the
  network version of the installer.

* Advanced Reinstallation (/A)--Typing ATINSTAL /A displays a
  version of the reinstallation program that contains advanced as
  well as the standard options. These options are described in the next
  section, "ATM for WordPerfect Advanced Reinstallation Options."

To activate a command line option, change to the directory that
contains ATINSTAL.EXE and type ATINSTAL followed by a slash (/)
and the appropriate letter.


ATM FOR WORDPERFECT ADVANCED REINSTALLATION OPTIONS

This section describes advanced configuration options available
with a special version of the ATM for WordPerfect reinstallation
program, ATINSTAL. In addition to all the basic options described
in Chapter 2 of the ATM for WordPerfect User Guide, the advanced
version of the reinstallation program has the following options:

* Edit Printer Port Mapping--This option shows which of three
  ports ATM for WordPerfect monitors for WordPerfect printer
  output and, for each monitored port, the destination to which
  ATM for WordPerfect sends the printer data. You can use this
  option to switch ports when you use more than three printers.
  You can also use this port to tell ATM for WordPerfect to send
  print data to a disk file.

* Edit Miscellaneous Options--This option lets you do four things:
  - Activate the alternate typeface selection for LaserJet clones
  - Change the graphics point size threshold (LaserJet users only)
  - Change the directories where ATM for WordPerfect looks for
    WordPerfect program files, printer files, fonts, and where ATM
    for WordPerfect creates dot-matrix temporary files
  - Activate a software switch that solves a "stuck key" problem
    some users experience with enhanced keyboards

Follow these steps to use the advanced options:

1. Install ATM for WordPerfect.

2. Change to the directory that contains ATM for WordPerfect.

3. Type ATINSTAL /A and press Enter. The two advanced
   options, Edit Printer Port Mappings and Edit Miscellaneous
   Options are included in the menu.

4. Select the advanced option you want to use and press Enter.

The next two sections describe the two advanced options.


Edit the Printer Port Mapping

This option displays all of the ports that ATM for WordPerfect
monitors and, for each port, how ATM for WordPerfect is using the
port. The ports are COM1 through COM4, LPT1 through LTP4, and
Novell Queue.

ATM for WordPerfect can use each of these ports in one of five
ways, as indicated by the four following status categories:

* Printer Port (BIOS)--Indicates that the port is currently being
  monitored and output is being directed to the physical port of
  the same name.

* DOS device driver--Indicates that output from the port is being
  directed to the DOS device driver of the same name. This option
  is used for network installations.

* Other (device or file)--Indicates that the port is being
  monitored and the output is being directed to a DOS file or
  device name.

* Do not monitor--Indicates that the port is not being monitored.
  All but three of the WordPerfect ports will have this status
  message because only three ports can be monitored at one time.

* Novell queue enabled/disabled--Relates to Novell network
  operations; see the Readme file "NETWORK.TXT" in the ATM for
  WordPerfect program disk for details.

If you have already installed printer drivers to output to three
different ports, the maximum that ATM for WordPerfect can monitor
at one time, and now want to use a fourth port, you can change one
of the active ports to "Do Not Monitor" and activate the fourth
port with either "Printer Port (BIOS)," "DOS Device Driver," or
"Novell Queue."

Follow these steps to change the status of one of the ports:

1. Highlight the port you want to edit and press Enter. A menu of
   the four possible port status settings will appear.

2. Highlight your status setting choice and press Enter.

3. If you select Other (device or file), you are asked to specify
   the name of the file or device. Specify the complete path and
   press Enter. See the note below about printing to a file.

4. When you are finished, press F10.

NOTE: If you want to print to a file and you are using a LaserJet,
you should make sure that the output file contains any required
fonts as well as the other printer data. One way to be sure of
this is to install the printer as shared; then all needed fonts
are downloaded with each print job. Another way is to exit and
restart WordPerfect (by typing ATWP) each time you print to a
file. If you are printing to a dot-matrix or inkjet printer, you
do not have to worry about fonts being included in your output
file since ATM for WordPerfect uses the graphics mode of these
printers.


Edit Miscellaneous ATM for WordPerfect Options

When you select Edit Miscellaneous Options, you are presented with
a menu that offers four choices:

* Alternate typeface selection for clones
* Edit graphics point size threshold
* Edit ATM for WordPerfect directories
* Enhanced keyboard interrupt fix

Choose one of these options by highlighting it and pressing Enter.
The next four sections describe these options.


Alternate typeface selection for clones

This option lets you tell ATM for WordPerfect that you are using a
LaserJet clone printer--a laser printer that emulates a LaserJet
but is not a true HP LaserJet. Activating this option can cure
some problems you might encounter when trying to choose fonts that
are variations of standard typefaces, such as expanded or
condensed versions. When you choose this option, ATM for
WordPerfect sends entire soft fonts to the printer instead of
just the necessary characters. Documents take more time to print
with this option set.

Follow these steps to set the clone switch for your printer:

1. Highlight the printer model for which you have installed ATM
   for WordPerfect.
2. Highlight "Clone laser printer" and press Enter.
3. Press Enter again to return to the advanced reinstallation menu.

After completing this procedure, you must update your printer
driver in WordPerfect. See the ATM for WordPerfect Users Guide for
instructions on how to update WordPerfect printer drivers.


Edit graphics point size threshold

ATM for WordPerfect sends characters to HP LaserJet printers
either as bitmapped soft fonts or as graphics.

When characters are sent as bitmapped soft fonts, a bit map soft
fonts for each character at a given point size is stored in the printer
memory and a page is built by using the characters in printer
memory. Using this technique, every time a 10 point Helvetica A is
printed on a page, the same 10 point A in printer memory is used.

When characters are sent as graphics, each character on a page is
sent as graphic. Using this technique, every time a 140 point
Helvetica A is printed on the page, a separate graphic image
of the A is sent to the printer.

Sending characters to the printer as soft fonts requires more
printer memory but usually helps documents print faster.

The graphics point size threshold is the point size above which
characters are sent to the printer as graphics (and, conversely,
below which characters are sent to the printer as soft fonts).

The default setting is to send all characters 120 point or larger
as graphics, which is a good setting in most situations. (The
default setting for LaserJet Plus and 500 Plus printers is to send
all characters 30 point or larger as graphics.)  However, if you
frequently print in large point sizes above 120 point (or above
30 points for LaserJet Plus and 500 Plus printers) or if you have
a lot of printer memory installed, you may want to set the
threshold to a higher value. A higher value means that a large
font will be downloaded as a soft font to the printer and this may
be faster than printing large characters as graphics.


Edit ATM for WordPerfect directory locations

This option lets you change the directory names ATM for
WordPerfect uses to find the files it uses to create Type 1 fonts
for WordPerfect documents. Specifying different directory names
does not move the files--you must do that yourself--but it does
tell ATM for WordPerfect where to find the files after you have
moved them.

When you select this option, you may specify new path names for
the following directories:

* WordPerfect Directory--If you've changed the directory that
  contains your WordPerfect program files, enter the new
  directory name here.

* WordPerfect Printer directory--WordPerfect allows you to specify
  a special directory for your printer driver files. If you've
  changed this directory, enter the new directory name here.

* WPWIN Printer Directory--If you installed for both WPDOS and
  WPWIN, this is usually C:\WP51. If you've installed for only
  WPWIN, this is usually C:\WPC.

* Type 1 Font Directory--If you've changed the directory where
  Type 1 fonts are stored, enter the new directory name here.

* Dot-Matrix Temporary File Directory--ATM for WordPerfect creates
  a temporary file when it generates fonts for dot-matrix and
  inkjet printers. You can specify the directory that contains
  that temporary file here. You might want to change the location
  of your dot-matrix temporary files if you have more free space
  on a drive other than your default drive.

  If no directory is specified, ATM for WordPerfect uses the
  current DOS directory for temporary files. This is usually the
  same directory that contains your WordPerfect document.
  Alternatively, if no directory is specified, you may use the
  WordPerfect /D startup option to specify the temporary directory
  for both WordPerfect and ATM for WordPerfect. Specifying a
  directory here overrides the /D startup option.

To change a directory location, highlight it and type the new path
name.

When you have finished changing directory names, press F10. You
are returned to the Edit Miscellaneous Options submenu.


Enhanced keyboard interrupt fix

This option corrects a problem you might encounter when using an
enhanced keyboard with some combinations of TSR software. The
problem is that the shift, caps lock, or num lock keys behave as
if they were "stuck." For example, you type shifted characters
without pressing the shift key, or you type numbers when you
should be typing the cursor position keys. If you are experiencing
this problem, choose the Activate Keyboard Fix option.



PRINTING BANNERS WITH DOT-MATRIX AND INKJET PRINTERS

Dot-matrix and tractor-fed inkjet printer users can print large
signs and banners with ATM for WordPerfect. You can define a
custom page size in WordPerfect as wide as 54 inches and as high
as your printer's maximum paper width. A page 54 inches wide will
print in landscape orientation on five pages of printer paper.

Follow these steps to create a custom paper size in WPDOS:

1. Press Shift-F8 (Format) and P (Page).
2. Press S (Paper Size) and A (Add).
3. Press O (Other).
4. When prompted for a form type, type Banner and press Enter.
5. Press S (Size) and O (Other).
6. Specify the width and height of the banner. 54 inches is the
   maximum width. The maximum height is your printer's maximum
   paper width.
7. Press F (Font Type) and L (Landscape).
8. Press F7 (Exit) until you are back at the editing screen.
9. Your new page size is available when you want to use it. Press
   Shift-F8 (Format), P (Page), S (Size) when you want to select
   your banner-sized form.

When designing your sign or banner, you'll probably want to center
your text between your margins. Remember to select Draft or Medium
text quality, which will speed your printing considerably. Lower
resolutions produce good looking fonts when your point size is
large. Your maximum point size, regardless of resolution, is 650
points.

When you print very large letters with a relatively new ribbon,
you will probably need to set a print density less than 100% to
prevent smearing of the large letters. See the ATM for WordPerfect
User Guide for instructions on setting print density.