The Print Format button appears on the Print screen (after you press Alt+P or on clicking the Print button). Click the Print Format button and Tally displays a list of Print formats as shown.
Neat Mode and Quick/Draft print formats are compatible with most printer drivers installed on the Windows Operating System. Dot Matrix Format in Tally is a special print format that allows you to print Tally reports in text format using the speed of Dot Matrix printers.
Most GUI-based software’s do not provide Dot Matrix printing capabilities. However, Tally being a Windows-based software has a print format compatible with dot matrix printers. This makes printing reports from Tally as quick as its real-time report generation.
Select Dot Matrix Format. The screen displays as shown.
By default, Epson printer drivers are defined. Install Epson Printer drivers in Windows for any Dot Matrix printer and use this format to print reports quickly.
Note: Any Dot Matrix printer may be used, but ONLY Epson printer drivers (LQ and FX series) should be used for Dot Matrix Format printing in Tally.