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A-Shell Reference

Updated March 2026; see History

You may specify the target printer, using standard Windows printer name syntax, by adding the following clause to the fmtdef parameter:

Printer=name

where name is the descriptive name of the printer, as it appears in the print manager control panel applet. If there are other clauses in the fmtdef parameter, terminate this one with a "~" or ",". If no printer is specified, the current default printer is used.

The following directives can be added to the fmtdef parameter to affect the preview settings:

PVzoom=###        zoom %, 0-200%, 0=fitted to window; default 0

PVpages=#         # pages in preview display; 1 or 2; default 1

PVtoolbar=<bool>  1/0,T/F for preview toolbar; default=1

 

If more than one clause is present in the fmtdef parameter, separate them with the tilde character.

History

2026 March, A-Shell 1784:  Add directives PVzoom, PVpages, PVtoolbar.