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Additional Datamatrix Settings
Use the following options to configure the output barcode settings:
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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Left: Enter the distance between the left margin of the page and the barcode, in inches
(in).
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Bottom: Enter the distance between the bottom margin of the page and the barcode, in
inches (in).
Barcode-specific properties:
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Module Width: Specifies the width of the narrow bars in centimeters. Changing this value
to higher value will make the barcode bigger when Scale is set to None.
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Encoding: The data represented in the symbol can be compressed using of the following
algorithms:
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ASCII: is used to encode data that mainly contains ascii characters (0-127)
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C40: is used to encode data that mainly contains numbers and uppercase
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Text: is used to encode data that mainly contains numbers and lowercase
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Base256: used to encode 8 bit values
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None: Does not use any encoding.
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Auto Detect: Automatically detect the data content and encodes using the most
appropriate method.
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Format: Use the drop-down to select the data matrix format (its size).
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Print human readable text: Check to add a textual version of the barcode data. Not
available for 2d barcodes such as QR and PDF417.
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Placement: Use the drop-down to select whether to place the human readable text
above or below the barcode.
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Font name: Use the drop-down to select the font with which to display the human
readable text.
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Font size: Enter a font size for the human readable text.
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Text: Enter the text used to generate the barcode.
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