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Barcode properties
ThistopicliststhepropertiesofthebarcodetypesAustraliaPost,JapanPost,KIXandUPSIMb.For
thepropertiesofotherbarcodetypes,see"Barcodetypeandproperties"onpage177.
Height, width and spacing
Theheight,widthandspacingofthebarcodeareallmeasuredinpixels(38dpi).
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Bar height:Theheightofthe(shorter)bars.
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Extended bar height:Thetotalheightoftheextendedbars.
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Bar width:Thewidthofthebars.
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Spacing:Thedistancebetweenthebars.
Scale
Definesifandhowtherenderedbarcodeisscaledinrelationtotheparentelement:
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None:Thebarcodeisrenderedbasedonthemodulewidth.
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Proportional:Thebarcodeisstretcheduptowhereitfitseitherthewidthorheightoftheparent
box,whicheverrequiresthelessstretching.
Color
TheColorgroup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).
WhenblackisacompositeofCMYKorRGBvalues,itmayincuracolorclickchargeonsomeprinters.
ChecktheOutput in Grayscaleoptiontomakesurethatpureblackisused.
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usuallyofhigherquality,butmaytakelongertogenerateandisnot
compatiblewithEmailoutput.
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PNG:Binaryrasterizedformat.ThishasaslightlylowerqualitythanSVGbutisusuallygen-
eratedfasterandwilldisplayproperlyinEmailoutput.
AustraliaPost,JapanPost,KIX,USPSIMb
Australia Post,Japan Post,KIXandUSPS IMbaresomeofthetypesofbarcodesthatcanbeadded
toatemplate;see"Barcode"onpage175.
InPrintShopMailConnectversionspriorto2019.2theUSPSIMbbarcodewascalled"OneCode".
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