Can EasyCatalog produce barcodes?

Supported Barcodes

EasyCatalog includes support for all major barcode types:

The following QR code types are supported:

    • Text
    • URL

The following QR codes can also be inserted, but a custom field needs to be created first in order to collect the necessary data. Further information can be found here.

    • Business/vCard
    • SMS
    • Email

Inserting Barcodes

To insert a field as a barcode:

  1. Edit the field’s Field Options using the Field Options menu from the data panel’s pop-out menu
  2. On the “Format” pane, change the field’s type to be “Barcode“
  3. Select the barcode type from the Barcode Type pop-up.

The field will now be treated in the same way as an image field, so to insert the barcode insert the field into an image box or assign a Field Specifier for this field to an image box.

Output Human-Readable Text

A human-readable version of the barcode content can be output by enabling the “Output Human-Readable Text”option.

The user must specify the name of the paragraph style to be used for the text. The paragraph style should include a defined font and point size to ensure the text is displayed at the correct size.

Not all barcode types support human-readable text. For example, QR codes do not provide this option, so it is only available for certain barcode types.

Data Matrix

The FNC1 character can be output at the start of the Data Matrix content by using the tilde (~) character.

If the tilde is not present in the field content, it can be entered using the “Prefix” field option. If a different character has been used in the source data, it must first be transformed through cleansing in the Field Options.

All other characters will appear in the Data Matrix exactly as provided, without translation.