Xerox Xerox Printer Access Facility (XPAF) Support & Software User Guide
XPAF Forms Generator
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User Guide and Reference
Adding color to forms
The Xerox highlight color LPS printers allow you to use color to
emphasize important parts of your form. With a highlight color printer,
you can use different shades of a single color to highlight parts of your
form. The following examples show typical color enhancements for
forms:
emphasize important parts of your form. With a highlight color printer,
you can use different shades of a single color to highlight parts of your
form. The following examples show typical color enhancements for
forms:
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Highlighted titles
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Highlighted columns representing totals or important results
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Lines setting off groups of columns or items or used as a
border for your form
border for your form
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Boxes filled with any of the colors and tints available in the ink
catalog
catalog
You use the XFG command statements to control color. For more
information, refer to the “Using XFG commands” chapter.
information, refer to the “Using XFG commands” chapter.
On a highlight color printer, text, lines, and box borders always print
in the primary color of the printer, even if you specify a different color,
tint, and so on.
in the primary color of the printer, even if you specify a different color,
tint, and so on.
Ink color availability and control
When planning colors, you should determine if your company has any
regulations and controls for using colors on forms. You may need to use
a specific ink list, which contains an ink catalog, palette, and ink for
items such as logos and form titles. Contact your System Administrator
to determine the available ink colors.
regulations and controls for using colors on forms. You may need to use
a specific ink list, which contains an ink catalog, palette, and ink for
items such as logos and form titles. Contact your System Administrator
to determine the available ink colors.
For additional information regarding default ink palettes, catalogs, color
models, ink priority and substitutions, and modifying output, refer to the
Xerox LPS PDL/DJDE Reference Manual.
models, ink priority and substitutions, and modifying output, refer to the
Xerox LPS PDL/DJDE Reference Manual.
Choosing paper size
Once you determine the actual page size (physical page) available
for your printer, you can specify any size within the physical page
size for your form.
for your printer, you can specify any size within the physical page
size for your form.
Contact your System Administrator to determine available paper sizes.
For a list of paper sizes for the family of Xerox laser printers, refer to
the “Supported paper sizes” appendix.
For a list of paper sizes for the family of Xerox laser printers, refer to
the “Supported paper sizes” appendix.