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The Symbology and Size property page for the GS1 DataMatrix 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

• Symbol type: Specifies the symbol type, which indicates the level of error correction that the symbol uses. By default, the ECC 200 symbol type is selected and cannot be changed.

• Use ECI Protocol: Not supported.

• 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. By default, the US, Western Europe (7-Bit ASCII) encoding scheme is selected and cannot be changed.

• Prefix: Specifies the prefix. By default, the GS1 FNC1 prefix is selected and cannot be changed.

• Size: Specifies the size of the symbol. The Size list includes several preconfigured dimensions (such as 10 x 10) and the following auto-generated settings:

• Auto-Square: Creates the symbol to have an equal number of columns and rows and a square shape.

• Auto-Rectangle: Creates the symbol to have more columns than rows and a rectangular shape. To use this setting, the amount of data must be small. If the input data is larger than what will fit into the available rectangular sizes, the symbol is printed as a square.

• Auto-Rectangle (Allow DMRE): Creates the symbol to support the extended rectangular Data Matrix (DMRE) symbology specification.

• 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.

• Invert axes: Specifies that the X and Y axes are inverted. Not available for this symbology.

• GS1 Application Identifier Data Source Wizard: Starts the GS1 Application Identifier Data Source wizard so that you can add GS1 application identifiers (AIs) to the barcode.

• GS1 Digital Link: Specifies that the barcode contains a GS1 Digital Link. When you select this check box, the following option is available:

  • Base URL: Specifies the base URL of the digital link. By default, this URL is https://id.gs1.org, but you can change it 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.