Linear or 2D barcode Symbologies

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Linear and 2D barcode symbologies

• Submitted by-
• Garima Sharma
• support_at_generate-barcode.com
• www.Generate-Barcode.com

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Table of Content

1. What are Barcode ?
2. Types of barcodes
3. Linear barcodes
4. Linear barcode fonts
5. 2D barcodes
6. 2D barcode font
7. How to Design Linear and 2D barcodes
8. Softwares Features
9. Steps to create barcode labels

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What are Barcodes?

• Barcodes are optical machine readable codes
  representing information about the item on which
  they are attached. They are using certain
  patterns of different widths of bars and spaces
  these bars could be a line, square or any
  geometric shape.

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Types of Barcodes

• The barcodes are classified into two types
  based on there nature and data handling capacity
• Linear Barcodes
• 2D Barcodes

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Linear Barcodes

• Linear barcodes are mostly used barcode
  Technology. They store a limited and small amount
  of information in it as there data handling
  capacity is less.

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Some Linear barcode Fonts

• 1. Codabar Encode information in numeric digits
  from 0 to 9, symbols (- . / ) and having a
  start and stop characters A, B, C, D, E, , N, or
  T.
• 2. Code 11 Encode numeric digits from 0 to 9,
  only symbols (-) and having a start and stop code
• 3. Code 39 Encode with digits 0 to 9, alphabets
  letters A-Z (upper case only), symbols (space, -,
  , ., , /, ).
• 4. Code 128 Encoded with digits 0-9, letters A-Z
  (upper as well as lower case), and all standard
  ASCII symbols format.
• 5. ISBN 13 Encodes in 13-digit number which will
  then divided into five parts separated by a
  hyphen or by a space.

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2D Barcodes

• 2D barcode stores information in form of
  squares, dots, lines etc and is able to handle a
  huge amount of information in it as there data
  handling capacity is very high.

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Some 2D barcode Fonts

• 1. Aztec These barcodes having dark and light
  square data modules and can encode in 8-bit
  values.
• 2. PDF-417 They have capability to store upto
  1,800 printable ASCII characters or 1,100 binary
  characters per symbol
• 3. DataMatrix They have capacity to store 500
  numeric characters and can only be encoded in a
  1-inch square using a 24-pin dot matrix printer.
• 4. Maxicode They can holds upto 93 data
  characters and is having a bulls-eye shape in
  its middle
• 5. QR Code (Quick Response Code) Ability to
  encode upto 2509 numeric and 1520 alphanumeric
  characters.

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How to design Linear and 2D barcodes

• User can easily create Linear or 2D
  barcode using DRPU barcode label maker tool. This
  software provides many functionality to generate
  barcode labels.

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Features contained in software

• 1. Design Linear or 2D barcode labels.
• 2. Export generated barcode in any file format
  like MS excel, MS word, paint
• 3. Email generated barcode to any specific email
  address
• 4. Copy/paste barcode labels in any windows
  application.
• 5. Save barcode in any image format like jpg, png
  etc
• 6. Uses batch processing series for the
  generating huge barcodes

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Steps to create Linear or 2D barcode labels

• 1. Click on DRPU barcode generator software.
• 2. Design your barcode from any mode (Barcode
  setting and barcode designing view) present on
  software.
• 3. Suppose you choose barcode designing view for
  the creation of barcode labels then click on
  barcode icon present on drawing tools option.
• 4. Double click on barcode for working on its
  properties like value, size and color.

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• 5. After modification click OK and colored
  barcode is now ready.
• 6. Print your barcode by click on Print icon
  present on softwares menu bar.
• 7. Now your barcodes are ready for further use.

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References

• Website www.Generate-Barcode.com
• Email support_at_generate-barcode.com
• Other references
• 1. http//drpugeneratebarcode.wordpress.com
• 2. http//barcodelabelmaker.altervista.org/
• 3. http//barcodelabelmaker.kazeo.com

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