May 14, 2018 - If you are creating child jobs, make sure that the barcode type supports periods. Child jobs have a period in the job number (for example,.
As a Nitro Pro user, you may have questions about the PDF barcode generator and capabilities available in Nitro Pro 10. In this article, we’ll discuss why you’d want to use this advanced tool, how to create a PDF barcode, and what customizing one entails. What is the purpose of the PDF barcode generator?
With a barcode you can access customer information, addresses, account numbers, form information, and more—all while guaranteeing security and automatic indexing. All of this data is contained within a barcode and can be unlocked with a scanner, making information easily accessible and reducing potential for data entry errors and inconsistencies. How can I use the barcode generator to create a PDF barcode? You can place a barcode field on a document by going to the Forms tab clicking on Barcode Field double clicking on the document. Depending on the purpose of the barcode or the amount of information it contains, the size and position of the field on the paper may be important considerations. If the custom barcode contains ample data, it may need to take up a larger portion on the page. Pro tip: Always test your barcode before sending to a client.
How can I customize my barcode? After dropping the barcode into your document, right-click on the barcode. Go to Properties and a ‘Barcode Field Properties’ window will appear. Here is a quick guide to the various tabs and capabilities of your customizable barcode. 1. General Tab. Here you have the option to rename your barcode, which can be important for later access if multiple barcodes are required. The ‘Common Properties’ will remain locked to ensure your barcode is visible on the PDF.
All barcodes are not the same and this is due to varying symbology. The symbology of a barcode is the shape and position of the bars and spaces that make a bar code work for a specific application or scanner. Choose your barcode’s Symbology. You have three choices in Nitro: PDF417, QRCode or Data Matrix. A) What is PDF417? PDF417 is commonly used and widely recognized as the 2D square barcode symbol often seen on government, postal, or FedEx documents.
You can set the X dimension, Error correction and Y/X ratio on PDF417 barcodes. B) What is QRCode? A variety of uses for storing financial information, URLs, website login and virtual stores.
Often used on mobile devices, this symbology also can encode Japanese Kanji and Kana characters. C) What is Data Matrix? Most commonly used for encoding more data in smaller items, it is the only option that is not public. Pro tip: When you see the ‘compress before encoding’ option, think about the device that will be scanning your barcode. Compressing the data before encoding it into a barcode would free up more space; however, not all devices can read compressed data, like a handheld scanner. Before selecting this option, ensure the scanning device will be able to read a compressed barcode.
Calculate Tab. On the calculate tab you can select an encoding format (Tab Delimited or XML) and select fields you wish to include. You can also enter your custom JavaScript code. It’s important to note that Nitro does not provide support for custom codes, but we can attempt to help with basic calculation issues. A) What is Barcode Reference? This will be displayed under the barcode. Under XML coding, the reference is also encoded into the barcode. Actions tab. First, choose how you will move the mouse to cause an action to occur (aka, set the trigger). Next, select the action that results from the mouse trigger.
Example actions include: Open a web link, submit a form, go to a page in this document, run a JavaScript, or open a file. It is important to note that select OCG state and named actions are not currently supported by Nitro Pro 10. You can view your chosen actions on the Current Action window and Edit and Delete them at any time. I hope that this guide proves helpful as you learn to use Nitro Pro 10’s PDF barcode tool. Of course, if you are experiencing trouble with the tool please submit a support ticket. And if you haven’t yet experienced Nitro Pro 10, today!
. The form author makes sure that Automatically Calculate Field Values is selected in the forms preferences, and then creates the form in Acrobat, setting up all the other fields as usual. The form author adds the barcode field to the form, setting up the barcode so that it captures the needed data. The form author enables the form for Reader users (if the author wants to allow Reader users to save their own filled-in copy of the form or if it contains certain barcode fields). The form author distributes the form to other users.
Users fill in the form on their computers and submit it electronically or print a copy and deliver the copy to the form distributor. The received barcode data is interpreted in one of the following ways, and can then be reviewed, sorted, and used by the form receiver: Forms faxed to a fax server The form receiver can use Adobe Acrobat Capture® to collect TIFF images from the fax server and place them in an Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms Decoder watched folder, if the receiver owns those products. Forms delivered on paper The form receiver can scan paper forms and then use an application such as LiveCycle Barcoded Forms Decoder to decode the barcodes within those forms. Issues that affect how you design and place barcodes include usability and space. As an example, the barcode size can also limit the amount of data that can be encoded.
For the best results, follow these guidelines. Position the barcode so that it’s unlikely to get folded when placed in an envelope, and position it far enough from the edges of the page so that it won’t get clipped off during printing or faxing.
Position it so that it can be easily seen and scanned. If a handheld scanner will be used, avoid barcodes wider than 4 inches (10.3 cm).
Tall, narrow barcodes generally work best in this case. Also, avoid compressing the contents of the barcode when using a handheld scanner. Make sure that the size of the barcode can accommodate the amount of data to encode. If the barcode area is too small, it turns a solid gray. Be sure to test a completed form before distributing it to make sure that the barcode area is large enough. In the Options tab, click the Custom button and enter lower values for Error Correction Level and Y/X Ratio.
In the Options tab, select Compress Data Before Encoding To Barcode, but only if you are using an Adobe software decoder (available separately). In the Value tab, select Tab Delimited rather than XML as the data-encoding format.
XML requires more barcode area to encode information than Tab Delimited does. In the Options tab, select a different Symbology option.
In the Value tab, click the Pick button, and deselect any fields that don’t need encoding. For example, don’t include fields with redundant information.
In the Value tab, enter a custom script that converts user-entered text to either all lowercase or all uppercase characters during the encoding process. If a PDF document doesn’t have a specified tab order, the default tabbing order is based on the document structure unless the user has deselected the Tab Order option in the Accessibility preferences. You can change the tabbing order after you create the fields.
If you are in form editing mode, you can order the tabs by document structure (default), row, or column. You can also choose the order manually by dragging and dropping fields in the Fields panel. If you are not in the editing mode, you can change the page properties to order the tabs by row or column. However, you can’t customize the tab order manually.