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To print a report, the first step is to display that report on the
screen.  In the Master Menu, all of the Report functions have printed
reports associated with them.

Whenever a report is displayed on your monitor, one of the available
functions in the menu at the bottom of the display will be PRINT; type P
to invoke this function.  Normally the report format will be similar to
what you see on the display screen.  The PRINT function prints ALL of
the selected data, not just what is visible on the screen.

Reports can be printed on almost any kind of printer, including laser
and ink jets.  All reports are 80 columns wide (or less), and no special
printer features are required or used.  The printer must be able to rec-
ognize a form feed character (ASCII 12), which ejects the current page.
It must also recognize the carriage return (ASCII 13) and line feed
(ASCII 10) characters.  These are standard features which most printers
have.




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All reports assume you are using 8 1/2" wide paper (or the metric equiv-
alent).  Pagination is automatic, and the programs will not print more
than 59 lines on any one page.  This limitation is to accomodate some
types of printers that can't print more than 60 lines on one sheet.  It
is also to insure that when printing is finished the printer's line
counter will be set at zero, ready for the next job.

After you type P to PRINT, you will be asked if you want to pause be-
tween pages.  If you reply (Y)es the printer will pause after ejecting
each individual page.  You might do this if you want to inspect the
pages as they come out, or if you are feeding individual sheets into an
older printer, or your printer has a tendency to jam.   You can press
the Esc key to cancel printing after any page is finished.

Printing begins on the line where the print head is at, so first make
sure the paper is loaded the way you want it.  NOTE: If you have just
used your printer with another program for a different purpose such as
word processing or graphics, it should be re-set manually before start-
ing a report.  The Personal Portfolio Analyzer will NOT re-set your
printer.

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You can press the Esc key at any time to stop the process.  The printing
may stop after a few lines.  But if your printer has a large buffer, it
may not stop and you may have to turn it off.

If there is a printer problem such as being out of paper or not ready,
the program should trap the error and flash a "printer fault" message.
If the system hangs up, try pressing Ctrl-Break.
