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EAN-8 Settings
An EAN-8 barcodes are composed entirely of numerical data. It is comprised of 7 data digits
containing the country/economic area code and an item reference code, with 1 following
checksum digit. Use the following options to configure the output Barcode settings:
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Position group:
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Orientation: Use the drop-down to select the orientation of the Barcode added to
the page.
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Output once per sheet: Option relates to Imposition (also known as N-Up) printing.
Select this box to have the Barcode printed once per sheet rather than once per
document page.
Note
If Imposition options such as auto-positioning and scaling were selected,
these options won't apply to the Additional Content added to the physical N-
Up sheet.
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Left: Enter the distance between the left margin of the page and the Barcode, in
either metric (cm/mm), inch (in), pixel (px) or point (pt) values.
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Bottom: Enter the distance between the bottom margin of the page and the
Barcode, in either metric (cm/mm), inch (in), pixel (px) or point (pt) values.
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EAN 8 Properties:
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Height: Enter the Barcode height in either metric (cm/mm), inch (in), pixel (px) or
point (pt) values.
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Module Width: Specifies the width of the narrow bars. Changing this value to
higher value will generally make the Barcode bigger. The EAN-8 barcode employs
a module width between 0.27mm and 0.66mm.
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Checksum: Use the drop-down to select how to deal with the Barcode checksum:
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Ignore: Ignore checksum calculations.
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Auto: Add a checksum character to the Barcode if the initial value does not
validate. This is the default value.
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Check: Verify the Barcode has a valid checksum.
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