
D-4 Printer Commands
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Entering Escape Characters
Printer commands always begin with the escape character (?).
The following table shows how the escape character can be entered
from various DOS software applications.
DOS Software Application Entry What Appears
Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony Type
\027
027
Microsoft Word for DOS Hold down Alt and type
027
on the
numeric keypad
←
WordPerfect for DOS Type
<27>
<27>
MS-DOS Edit Hold down Ctrl-P, and press Esc ←
MS-DOS Edlin Hold down Ctrl-V, and press [ ^[
dBase ?? CHR(27)+"command" ?? CHR(27)+" "