Adding A Bar Code Holder

A bar code holder can display textual information in a wide variety of bar code formats.  Special leading and trailing characters as required by each bar code are added automatically.

The steps to add a bar code holder are:

1.  Click on the  left side toolbar button

2.  Left button click and drag anywhere on the badge to create a white rectangle

3.  Left click on the rectangle and drag it to the desired position

4.  The rectangle you just created should still be selected.  If not, Left click on it. Click on the  left side toolbar button. (Alternatively, you can right click the rectangle and select Edit Rectangle Parameters to perform the same function as the toolbar button.)

5.  In the pop-up dialog select Bar Code should already be selected  in the pull-down in the Content Format section

6.  Leave the Bar Code Options at their default settings but feel free to explore the available options

7.  Click on the OK button

You can now use your rectangle sizing skills to size and position the bar code rectangle wherever you wish in the badge.  Notice that making the box taller than it is wide will turn the bar code sideways.  The “Inverted” check-box can be used to reverse the direction of the bar code when it is horizontal or vertical.  As most bar code readers can read bar codes in either direction, it generally will not be necessary to invert bar codes.