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The Symbology and Size property page for the Aztec Code symbology includes the following options.

Symbology: Specifies the symbology that is selected. You can use this list to select a different symbology.

Dimensions

• X dimension: Specifies the width of the X dimension.

  Opens the Barcode X Dimension dialog, which you can use to configure advanced X dimension settings.

• Ratio: Specifies the ratio between the widths of the wide and narrow elements in a barcode symbol. By default, this option is set to Auto and cannot be changed.

• Density: Not available for this symbology.

• Height: Not available for this symbology.

Symbology Specific Options

• Type: Specifies the configuration of the finder pattern, data layers, and data values. The following options are available:

• Auto: Automatically specifies Compact or Full, depending on the number of layers and the data source that is used.

• Compact: Specifies that a Compact Aztec Code is used, which has two white and two black finder pattern rings in addition to the center square, one to four data layers, and no reference grid.

• Full: Specifies that a Full Aztec Code is used, which has three white and three black finder pattern rings in addition to the center square, 4 to 32 data layers, and a reference grid. The reference grid is a set of one-module-wide rows of alternating one-module black and white squares. One row bisects the entire barcode (except the finder pattern area), beginning and ending at the midpoint of the outermost edge of the outermost layer. A second row is identical to, but perpendicular to, the first. In addition, there are rows immediately outside all four sides of every fourth layer (except the outermost layer). Each of these rows, however, continues completely across the barcode rather than wrapping around as the data layers do.

• Rune: Specifies that a Rune Aztec Code is used, which is a simplified type that supports data values between 0 and 1 byte. If the value is greater than 255, the barcode is replaced with an error symbol.

• Error correction percentage: Specifies the percentage of error correction that you want.

• Data layers: Specifies the number of data layers for the barcode.

• Options: Provides other symbology-specific options, as follows:

• White on black: Specifies that the barcode symbol is displayed and printed as white on a black background. The black background is wide enough to accommodate the quiet zone.

  When you select this option, you cannot specify a different color for the barcode.

• HIBC: Specifies that the symbol uses settings that comply with the Health Industry Bar Code (HIBC) application standard. This standard was developed specifically for the health care industry to fulfill unique safety requirements for the labeling of medical products, such as medical devices, that are not typically found in commercial retail settings. All items that are shipped to hospitals are required to have an HIBC label.

• Use ECI protocol: Specifies a protocol for adding escape sequences to the data that uses the Extended Channel Interpretation (ECI) standard. BarTender can use the ECI protocol to encode text into a barcode by using various international character sets or Unicode (UTF-8).

• Text encoding: Specifies the character set that BarTender uses to convert the text message string to the data representation that is encoded in the barcode symbol.

Color: Displays the currently selected color of the barcode symbol. To select a different color, click this option, and then use the Color Picker to select the color that you want. For more information, refer to Color Picker.

Print Method: Opens the Print Method Options dialog, where you can specify how your barcodes are printed on thermal printers. Available when you use a thermal printer that has Drivers by Seagull™ installed.