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Additional PDF417 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.
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Row height: Defines the height of the bars for a single row measured in pixels drawn
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Width to height ratio:
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Mode: Use the drop-down to set the compaction mode
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Numeric: more efficient mode for encoding numeric data
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Text: allows all printable ASCII characters to be end coded (values 32 to 126 and
some additional control characters)
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Binary: allows any byte value to be encoded
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Error Correction Level: Enter the error correction level for the built-in error correction
method based on Reed-Solomon algorithms. The error correction level is adjustable
between level 0 (just error detection) and level 8 (maximum error correction).
Recommended error correction levels are between level 2 and 5, but the optimal value
depends on amount of data, printing quality of the PDF417 symbol and decoding
capabilities.
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Rows: A PDF417 bar code can have anywhere from 3 to 90 rows.
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Columns: The number of data columns can vary from 3 to 30.
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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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