With some simple planning and a little effort, Acrobat PDF files can be used to quickly create and distribute files that include high-quality bar codes. Think through your work process and specific needs and set your options accordingly. You can also set an option to prevent content copying or extraction, and/or adding or changing comments and form fields.
Lastly, to insure that no one modifies your PDF file, possibly rendering the bar code unreadable, set Acrobat's security options to prevent changing the document. If the text in a PDF is compressed it will create a bar code with decreased resolution and hence decreased scannability. Therefore we use text to create bar codes. Azalea's bar code products are all font-based. The second thing you have to do is to turn off text and line art compression. The files will be slightly larger but scanning won't be compromised. The trick is to create PDF files with a resolution of 600 dpi or higher. Symbologies like UPC and Code 128 demand higher resolution than 72 dpi. The result is that while you may be able to read the text in a document like this, bar code scanners often can't decode bar codes. This is fine for reading onscreen but the printed output is less than optimal. Unless you specify otherwise, Acrobat creates files with a resolution of only 72 dpi. The embed tag in our fonts is set to Print & Preview to facilitate the creation of PDF files.īy default Acrobat makes files intended for online display, like ebooks and other electronic documents. That's how we make our products' documentation and FAQ/white paper files. We encourage the use of our fonts to make PDF files with bar codes in them.
They retain all text and graphics even when the recipient doesn't own the program or fonts used to create the Acrobat file.īar codes made with Azalea Software's fonts can be part of any PDF file. PDF files can be used to transfer camera-ready artwork to a service bureau or commercial printer. PDF files allow me to create locally and publish globally central file creation, decentralized file dissemination.
In other words, I can make a PDF file on my Windows machine using PageMaker and you can read it on a Mac without owning a copy of PageMaker. The key is to choose the right parameters when creating the PDF files so that the bar codes scan correctly.Īdobe Acrobat PDF files offer many benefits including the ability to create documents that are platform-independent and can be read even if one doesn't own the application or fonts used to create them. When created correctly Acrobat PDF files are an excellent way to create and disseminate documents, complete with text, graphics, and even bar codes.
0 kommentar(er)
