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Output format
Defineshowthebarcodeisoutputonthepage.Therearetwopossibleformats:
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SVG:Vectorformat.Thisisusuallyofhigherquality,butmaytakelongertogenerateandisnot
compatiblewithEmailoutput.
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PNG:Binaryrasterizedformat.ThishasaslightlylowerqualitythanSVGbutisusuallygen-
eratedfasterandwilldisplayproperlyinEmailoutput.
GS1-128
GS1-128isoneofthetypesofbarcodesthatcanbeaddedtoatemplate;see"Barcode"onpage175.
ThebarcodecanbeaddedeitherusingtheBarcodetoolbarbuttonorthroughselectingInsert > Bar-
codeonthemenu;see"AddingaBarcode"onpage175.
Initiallythebarcodewillhavethebarcodetype'sdefaultproperties.Tochangethoseproperties,such
asthescaleandcolor,opentheBarcodepropertiesdialog:right-clickthebarcode(ontheDesigntab
intheWorkspace)andselecttheBarcode...optioninthecontextmenu.
Barcode properties
ThistopicliststhepropertiesofthebarcodetypeGS1-128.Forthepropertiesofotherbarcodetypes,
see"Barcodetypeandproperties"onpage177.
Module width
Specifiesthewidthofthenarrowbarsincentimeters.Changingthisvaluetoahighervaluewillmake
thebarcodebiggerwhenScaleissettoNone.
Scale
Definesifandhowtherenderedbarcodeisscaledinrelationtotheparentelement:
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None:Thebarcodeisrenderedbasedonthemodulewidth.
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Fit to box:Thebarcodeisstretchedtofittheparentboxinbothwidthandheight.
Add Checksum
Whenchecked,PrintShopMailConnectwillcalculateaChecksumcharacterandaddthattotheresult
oftheBarcodescript.Ifthevaluetobeencodedislongerthan10digits,asecondcheckcharacterwill
becalculated.
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