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The Barcode Dialog of the Add-In

How to create or change a barcode

To create or change a barcode, the Office Add-In opens the following dialog window:

ActiveBarcode: Add-In Barcode Dialog

Here you can set the barcode according to your wishes and then transfer it into your Office document.

1

Select barcode type

ActiveBarcode: Select barcode type

Barcode type


Select the appropriate barcode symbology here.


2

Enter or change the character string to be encoded

ActiveBarcode: Enter or change the character string to be encoded

Text

  ActiveBarcode: Text
Enter the text of the barcode to be coded here. Some barcode types also support the coding of control characters.


3

Adjust size

ActiveBarcode: Adjust size

Size in cm/inch

  ActiveBarcode: Size in cm/inch
Set the size of the barcode in cm/inch

Predefined sizes


Here you can quickly and easily select an automatically calculated barcode size.


4

Other optional settings

ActiveBarcode: Other optional settingsActiveBarcode: Layout

Font

  ActiveBarcode: Font
Select the font for the barcode text.

Showtext

  ActiveBarcode: Showtext
Decide whether the human readable text line is included or not.

Borders

  ActiveBarcode: Borders
Change the width and height of the borders an the notch length here.

Rotate

  ActiveBarcode: Rotate
Select the orientation of the barcode in 90 degrees steps.

Alignment

  ActiveBarcode: Alignment
Switches the alignment of the barcode.

Foreground color

  ActiveBarcode: Foreground color
Select the foreground color for the barcode.

Background color

  ActiveBarcode: Background color
Select the background color for the barcode.


5

Use barcode

ActiveBarcode: Use barcode

Apply

Click on "Apply" to apply the barcode or the changes to the Office document.

Cancel

Click "Cancel" to discard the barcode or changes and return to the Office document.