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QR Code

QR Codes are a type of 2D barcode that is meant to be scanned, generally, by a smartphone to do certain actions. For instance, a QC code on a business card could insert the card owner's data into the smartphone's Contacts application (this is called a QCard). The QR barcode is added either from the Barcode button in the Toolbars, or through the Insert -> Barcode item in the Menus. Once added to the page, the Text Wizard appears to set its data. To access its properties, right-click on the barcode from the Design or Preview views in the Workspace, and click QR Barcode...

QR Code Properties:

  • Module Size: Enter the size of the square modules in pixels
  • Auto configure: When checked the library overwrites the selected Preferred version and defines the barcode version based on the supplied data.
  • Preferred Version: There are 40 sizes of QA codes, select the preferred version for the QR code.
  • Encoding: Define the encoding of the barcode:
    • Auto: when selected the library determines the encoding based on the supplied string.
    • Numeric: 7089 numerical characters.
    • Alphanumeric: 4296 alphanumerical characters.
    • Byte: 2953 characters.
    • Kanji: 1817 characters.
  • ECI: Enables data using character sets other than the default set:
    • None: Disables Extended Channel Interpretation.
    • Latin-1, Shift JIS, UTF-8: Select to use this character set when generating the barcode.
  • Correction Level: Part of the robustness of QR codes in the physical environment is their ability to sustain “damage” and continue to function even when a part of the QR code image is obscured, defaced or removed. A higher correction level duplicates data within the QR Code to that effect, which makes it larger.
  • FNC: Use the drop-down to select the FNC option:
    • No: FNC is disabled
    • First: This mode indicator identifies symbols encoding data formatted according to  the UCC/EAN Application Identifiers
    • Second: This Mode Indicator identifies symbols formatted in accordance with specific Industry or application specifications previously agreed with AIM International. You must then set a value for the Application Indicator property.
  • Application Indicator: Enter the QR-Code Format application indicator used by Industry FNC option.
  • Scale: Defines if and how the rendered symbology is scaled in relation to the parent box (e.g. the <div> container).
    • None: The barcode is rendered based on the module width
    • Fit to Box: The barcode symbol is stretched to fit the parent box
    • Proportionally: The barcode symbol is scaled to proportionally fit its parent box
  • Color group:
    • Barcode: Select a named font color as defined in the Colors Editor, create a new color or enter a color manually for the color of the barcode. The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Background: Select a named font color as defined in the Colors Editor, create a new color or enter a color manually for the background color of the barcode. The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
  • Output group:
    • Format: Defines how the barcode is output for the page.
      • SVG: Vector format, smaller in side, but is not compatible with Email output.
      • PNG: Binary rasterized format that is slightly larger than SVG but will display properly in email output.

Barcode Data

QR Codes can have many different types of data, which will determine how the code will be generated. On top of just straight-up data, special data structures are used to trigger actions on the device that reads them. This can include contact cards, phone numbers, URLs, emails, etc.

 
 
 
 
 

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