Data Matrix Settings
A Data Matrix barcode is a high-density, two-dimensional (2D) matrix barcode which supports encoded text, numbers, files and digital data. Use the following options to configure the output Barcode settings:
- Position group:
- Orientation: Use the drop-down to select the orientation of the Barcode added to the page.
- Output once per sheet: Option relates to Imposition (also known as N-Up) printing. Select this box to have the Barcode printed once per sheet rather than once per document page.If Imposition options such as auto-positioning and scaling were selected, these options won't apply to the Additional Content added to the physical N-Up sheet.
- Left: Enter the distance between the left margin of the page and the Barcode, in either metric (cm/mm), inch (in), pixel (px) or point (pt) values.
- Bottom: Enter the distance between the bottom margin of the page and the Barcode, in either metric (cm/mm), inch (in), pixel (px) or point (pt) values.
- Datamatrix Properties g:
- Module Width: Specifies the width of the narrow bars. Changing this value to higher value will generally make the Barcode bigger.
- Encoding: The data represented in the symbol can be compressed using one of the following algorithms:
- Auto: Automatically detect the data content and encodes using the most appropriate method. This is the default option.
- ASCII: is used to encode data that mainly contains ASCII alphanumeric characters (ASCII 0-127). Use where Barcode size is a concern and where the data is alphanumeric.
- Base 256: used to encode 8-bit values.
- C40: used for data that mainly consists of numbers and upper-case alphabetic letters.
- Text: used for data that mainly consists of numbers and lower-case alphabetic letters.
- None: Does not use any encoding.
- Format: select the Barcode size format from the drop-down list .
- Text: Enter the text used
to generate the Barcode.
Add button: Click to display
a list of variable data that can be added to the Barcode. This
includes metadata fields added in the Metadata
Options, as well as some information fields.
- Condition: Enter the condition
which determines whether or not the Barcode will be added to the document at print time. For details on how to create a conditional, see the How to Set Conditionals page.
- Add button: Click to display
a list of metadata fields, information fields to add, or common
expressions to the condition.