User manual

Designing Labels
Using Toolbars
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Ratio: This is the ratio between narrowest and widest bar in the bar code. It is locked for the
majority of bar codes, but it can be changed for some.
Base object width: Shows the width of the narrowest bar in the bar code.
Print bar code as graphics: Select if bar code should be converted to a picture and sent to the
printer as image or should the printer print bar code as an internal element. Printing internal
bar codes will speed up label printing because less data must be transferred to the printer.
Note • If the printer does not support the selected bar code internally, the option Print bar code
as graphics
will not be available.
Check Digit Tab
This tab is used to specify if you want to use the check digit in the bar code or not. This option
can only be modified for the bar codes that allow you to enable and disable the check digit.
Some bar code standards include the check-digit by definition and it cannot be omitted. An
example of such bar codes are EAN and UPC bar codes, where the check digit cannot be
disabled at all. But some codes allow you to enable/disable the check-digit.
Note • We recommend that you always include the check digit character in the bar code. It will
increase the scanning reliability.
Figure 56 • Edit bar code dialog box – Check digit tab