Printer for printing a particular character at a desired position

A printer comprising:

• printing means for printing a plurality of characters including a designated character;
• input means for inputting the plurality of characters;
• first means for storing as a designated character any of the plurality of characters;
• second means for designating a particular position on a print paper at which the designated character is to be printed;
• third means for storing characters to be printed as an ordered string, including the designated character within the string;
• count means for counting the number of characters stored by said third means before the input thereby of the designated character;
• print start-position calculation means for calculating a printing start position of a first character of said stored characters on the basis of the position designated by said second means for the designated character and the number of characters counted by said count means;
• and
• control means for controlling said printing means after the ordered string of characters to be printed are stored in said third means such that said printing means starts printing said first character of the ordered string of characters at the printing start position, the designated character thus being printed at the designated position.