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14.1 Key Concepts
To add bar codes or business graphs, you should understand the following key concepts:
• Barcodes (Page 211)
• Information on the Barcodes Supported by PlanetPress Design (Page 211)
• Business Graphics (Page 227)
• Excel Business Graphics (Page 228)
14.1.1 Barcodes
How does PlanetPress Design support barcodes?
The most commonly known barcodes are composed of a sequence of vertical bars and spaces varying in
width. Some barcodes use start and stop characters, which are defined as patterns of bars and spaces that tell
the bar code reader where the code begins and ends. Others have a checksum, which is an integer value that
the reader can use to verify the integrity of the barcode data. Some include human readable characters below
the bars.
With PlanetPress Design, you can add a variety of barcodes to your documents simply by using drag and drop.
For more information on barcodes and how to use them, refer to Add a Barcode (Page 230), or to Information
on the Barcodes Supported by PlanetPress Design (Page 211).
For detailed descriptions of each one of the options offered by specific barcodes, or for background
information on barcodes, refer the documentation provided by individual barcode suppliers.
Note that PlanetPress Design supports barcodes created in PlanetPress Design 4 and PlanetPress Design 5. It
does not modify the PlanetPress Talk code for those barcodes.
It should be noted that none of the barcodes used in PlanetPress Design supports Double Byte or Arabic
characters.
14.1.2 Information on the Barcodes Supported by PlanetPress Design
What rules must I observe to successfully integrate bar codes into my documents?
This section provides basic information on the barcodes supported by PlanetPress Design, such as which
characters are compatible with which barcodes, how many characters can be used in a given barcode, etc.
Australia Post
This barcode must begin with one of the following two digit Format Control Code (FCC) number:
11, 59, or 62.
The FCC number must be followed by eight (8) digits. These are mandatory to specify the destination.
Additional characters may be used for the Customer Information Field. The number characters varies
according to each FCC format:
• Format 11: No extra characters.
• Format 59: Up to 8 digits or 5 letters.
• Format 62: Up to 15 digits or 10 letters.
Compatible characters for the Customer Information Field include:
• Upper and lower case letters: a to z and A to Z.
• Digits: 0 to 9.
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