General Tab

The fields on this tab are described next.

  • Identifier: Assigns an ID to this object. This can be any meaningful ID you choose.
  • Which Pages: Specifies the pages of the document where the object will be added.
  • Range: Specifies the page range in which to add the object (if you select Page Range Specified in the Which Pages field).
  • Output: Specifies whether you want to add the object to all output print streams or just the current print stream.
  • Orientation: Specifies the number of degrees to rotate a barcode or text on the physical page.
  • Color: Applies a color to the object.
  • Reset Color: Applies a color to any data after the object in the print stream.
  • Presentation Method: Specifies whether or not to use BCOCA.
    • Drawn: The object will be drawn.
    • BCOCA: Indicates that you would like to use the BCOCA (Bar Code Object Content Architecture) to describe and generate 2OF5 and 3OF9 barcodes. Only print streams with a density of 1440 are fully supported by <BCOCA>. Barcodes produced by <BCOCA> can only be printed on printers that support the BCOCA architecture.