HP LaserJet 4050 Printer series - Manual (Page 236)

D-4 Printer Commands
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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
←
WordPerfect for DOS Type <27> <27>
MS-DOS Edit Hold down Ctrl-P, and press Esc
←
MS-DOS Edlin Hold down Ctrl-V, and press [ ^[
dBase ?? CHR(27)+"command" ?? CHR(27)+" "