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Color
The Color property allows you to choose a different Barcode color (instead of black) and
Background color (instead of white), by typing a hexadecimal color value (see for example
w3school's color picker).
Output format
Defines how the barcode is output on the page. There are two possible formats:
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SVG: Vector format. This is smaller in size, but not compatible with Email output.
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PNG: Binary rasterized format. This is slightly larger than SVG but will display properly in
Email output.
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8 and EAN-13 are a few of the barcode types that can be added to a
template.
The barcode can be added either using the Barcode toolbar button or through selecting Insert
> Barcode on the menu; see "Adding a Barcode" on page413.
Initially the barcode will have the barcode type's default properties. To change those properties,
such as the scale and color, open the Barcode properties dialog: right-click the barcode (on the
Design tab in the Workspace) and select the barcode type on the shortcut menu.
Barcode properties
This topic lists the properties of the barcode types UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8 and EAN-13. For the
properties of other barcode types, see "Barcode type and properties" on page415.
Module width
Specifies the width of the narrow bars in centimeters. Changing this value to a higher value will
make the barcode bigger when Scale is set to None.
Show guardbars
Checking this option adds guardbars to the barcode. Guardbars are bars at the start, in the
middle and at the end that help the barcode scanner to scan the barcode correctly.
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