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Date:	Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:22:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Gene Buckle <geneb AT deltasoft DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: printing a sign with dos
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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, shadow AT shadowgard DOT com wrote:

> On 6 Aug 2009 at 4:58, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>
>> What utility can enlarge the font in a file so when the file prints out it
>> will be the correct size for printing signs?  I'm thinking maybe 14 or 16
>> points and I have a Panasonic KX-P1123 printer.
>
> Doesn't work that way. The *printer* doesn't have fonts that size.
> You'll have to use a sign making progra or a Word processor that have
> their own bit-mapped fonts. They'll be running the printer in
> *graphics* mode.
>

A DOS version of Broderbund's Print Shop would be perfect for 
this.

g.

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