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Appendix D Printer Commands 325
Understanding PCL Printer Command Syntax
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
Å
WordPerfect for DOS Type <27> <27>
MS-DOS Edit Hold down Ctrl-P, and press Esc
Å
MS-DOS Edlin Hold down Ctrl-V, and press [ ^[
dBase ?? CHR(27)+"command" ?? CHR(27)+" "