Manage custom barcode settings

You can save, reuse, and share a set of custom settings for barcode parameters, to apply them when you create new barcode form fields. You can make further adjustments to your custom parameter sets after you define them.

All of these processes begin by opening the barcode form field properties dialog box, which you can do by using the Select Object tool (Tools > Advanced Editing > Select Object Tool) to select a barcode form field, and then choosing Forms > Show Field Properties.

Create a new barcode parameters set

  1. In the Barcode Field Properties dialog box, click the Options tab, and then click Manage Barcode Parameters.
  2. Select the existing parameter set that you want to use as the basis of the new set, and click New.
  3. Type a name in the Name box and a description in the Description box.
  4. Select options for Barcode Type, X Dimension, Y/X Ratio, and Error Correction Level, and then click OK.

The newly defined parameter set appears on the list in the Manage Barcode Parameters dialog box, and all the buttons on the right side of the dialog box become available. The new definition also appears on the Decode Condition pop-up menu on the Options tab of the Barcode Field Properties dialog box.

Edit or delete a set of custom barcode parameters

  1. In the Barcode Field Properties dialog box, click the Options tab, and then click Manage Barcode Parameters.
  2. Select a custom parameter set from the list.
  3. Choose the appropriate action:

    • Click Edit and make the changes to the settings; then click OK.

    • Click Delete. Confirm the deletion in the message that appears by clicking OK.

Export or import a set of custom barcode parameters

  1. In the Barcode Field Properties dialog box, click the Options tab, and then click Manage Barcode Parameters.
  2. Choose the appropriate action:

    • Select a barcode parameter set from the list and click Export. Select a location and file name for the file that has the file name extension .bps.

    • Click Import, and navigate to and select the BPS file that you want to import.

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