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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">PEN </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Pen Color and Size Assignments </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Generates a message on the printed output which may be used to inform the plotter operator as to what size and color pen point to mount in the various pen holders. </p>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Format: </div>
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         <p class="para_refCategory">PEN  pn  [ COLOR  cname ] </p>
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      <div class="refCategoryContent"><pre class="indent">PEN 2 COLOR RED</pre></div>
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                     <p class="para_td">Pen identification number. (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Flag indicating the next word is a color name. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Pen color. (Character) </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The actual number of pens available will depend on the plotter hardware configuration at each installation. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">The PEN command does not control the pen used in generating the plot.  See the PEN describer for <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/06ref39218_15.html');return(false);">&ldquo;PLOT&rdquo; </a>. 
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               <p class="para_item">The PEN command is optional and is not appropriate for microfilm plotters. </p>
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