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The Symbology and Size property page for the GS1 Composite 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 symbologies that are used in the composite symbol and their configuration. The following options are available:

• GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional: Specifies that a GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional code is used underneath a CC-A two-dimensional (2-D) code.

• GS1 DataBar Truncated: Specifies that a shortened GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional code is used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• GS1 DataBar Stacked: Specifies that two shortened GS1 DataBar codes are used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional: Specifies that two GS1 Omnidirectional codes are used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• GS1 DataBar Limited: Specifies that a GS1 DataBar code is used that is constrained to the length of the CC-A 2-D code that is above it.

• GS1 DataBar Expanded: Specifies that a GS1 DataBar code is used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked: Specifies that one or more GS1 DataBar Expanded codes are used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• GS1-128 (CC-A/CC-B): Specifies that a GS1-128 code underneath is used either a CC-A or CC-B 2-D code.

• GS1-128 (CC-C): Specifies that a GS1-128 code is used underneath a CC-C 2-D code.

• UPC-A: Specifies that a UPC-A code is used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• UPC-E: Specifies that a UPC-E code is used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• EAN/JAN-8: Specifies that an EAN/JAN-8 code is used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

• EAN/JAN-13: Specifies that an EAN/JAN-13 code is used underneath a CC-A 2-D code.

BarTender automatically selects either CC-A or CC-B depending on the size of the data. This choice is not user-selectable.

Depending on the symbol type that you select, one or more of the following options are available:

• 1D row height: Specifies the height of the 1-D component.

For the GS1 DataBar symbologies, you can configure the 1D row height option when Hold to GS1 specifications is not selected. The exception is GS1 DataBar Stacked, for which the 1D row height option is not editable.

• Separator height: Specifies the height of the separator pattern as a multiple of the X dimension. This pattern is required to prevent cross-row scanning errors and contains no data.

• Segments/Row: Specifies the number of symbol segments in each row of the symbol.

• Guard bars: Specifies the height of the guard bars.

• Columns: Specifies the number of columns that you want. By default, this option is set to Auto to instruct BarTender to determine the number of columns automatically.

• 2D row height: Specifies the height of the 2-D component. The 2-D component of a composite symbology is always the CC-A, CC-B, or CC-C symbology. These symbologies support a row height that is equal to a multiple of the X dimension, as follows:

• The default row height for CC-A and CC-B symbols is 2X. The range of valid values is 2X to 10X.

• The default row height for CC-C symbols is 3X. The range of valid values is 3X to 10X.

• Hold to GS1 specifications: Specifies that the symbol's 1-D height is fixed as a multiple of the X dimension to comply with the GS1 specifications. Additionally, depending on the symbology type, the separator pattern height might be fixed at 1X.

• Apply application identifier specification to secondary data: Specifies that application identifier specifications are added to the secondary data to make the barcode compliant with GS1 standards.

• Apply application identifier specification to primary data: Specifies that application identifier specifications are added to the primary data to make the barcode compliant with GS1 standards.

• Data format: Specifies whether the data source provides the number exactly as it is to appear in the UPC-E barcode (with zeros suppressed) or as the actual UPC number that the barcode represents. (UPC-E suppresses zeroes to save space.) The following options are available:

• UPC-E (6 digits): Specifies that the data source provides the number exactly as it is to appear in the UPC-E barcode.

• GTIN-12, GTIN-13, or GTIN-14: Specifies that the data source provides the actual UPC number that the barcode represents.

• GS1 Composite Data Source Wizard: Starts the GS1 Composite Data Source wizard, which you can use to configure the barcode's individual fields as separate data sources. These data sources are correctly formatted with the settings that ensure that the raw data conforms to the symbology specifications, although you can edit them as needed.

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.