PDF417 Properties

The following properties are specific to this barcode symbology. On the Home tab, they are displayed in the Barcode section when a barcode with this symbology is selected. Additionally, barcode fields using this symbology have properties that are common to all barcode fields. Those properties are displayed in the Properties pane. For more information, see Common Properties for Barcodes.

Tip: If the amount of data in a barcode exceeds the usable space, adjust the Columns, the Security Level, or both.

Property Description Values

Line X-Dim

The X-dimension or height and width of one cell (module) in the barcode. The range of values available depends on the Document DPI of the label template. For example, a label template with a Document DPI of 203 has Line X-Dim values in increments of 4.9 mil (1000 mil / 203 dpi).

Thousandths of an inch (mil) in fixed increments

Line X-Dim Round

Whether to round up, down, or to the nearest dpi if the selected X-dimension value is not available at print time due to a different dpi on the device.

For example, to print to a 600 dpi device, the x-dimension must be an increment of 1.7 mil (1000 mil / 600 dpi), such as 1.7, 3.4, 5.1, 6.8 and so on. If a label template with a 203 document dpi containing a barcode with a 4.9 X-dimension is printed to a 600 dpi device, the following X-dimension is applied:

  • Nearest: 5.1
  • Up: 5.1
  • Down: 3.4

Nearest

Up

Down
Line Y-Dim The height of the barcode cell (module). The range of values available varies with the Document DPI of the label template.

Thousandths of an inch (mil) in fixed increments
Ratio The ratio of Line Y-Dim to Line X-Dim.  

Columns

The number of columns in the symbol. Each column consists of multiple modules.

  

Security Level

The amount of destruction the symbol can withstand.

A greater number increases the amount of destruction the symbol can withstand, while also increasing the size of the symbol.

0-8

Truncate

Whether to truncate the barcode symbol.

A truncated PDF symbol occupies a smaller printed area than a standard symbol; however, there is a slight degradation in decode performance.

No/Yes