How to set the protective strip in the barcode

　　 Speaking of bar code protective strip , You should have seen it on some bar codes , such as UPC/EAN/JAN Symbol system .UPC/EAN/JAN The standard includes some specifications that are extended under the body of the barcode , These strips are protective strips , Or it can be called a warning fence , It is used as a reference point for scanning equipment . In fact, these protective strips can be adjusted , The following small series will introduce the setting method to you .

　　 First, open the barcode label printing software , Create a new label , The size of the label can be set according to your own needs . Click on “ bar code ” Button , Draw a bar code on the canvas , To test, we select the barcode type as EAN-13, This is a common barcode type . Input the barcode data in the edit data section .

　　 After the bar code is made , You can see that there is a protective strip by default . Click the bottom notch line length menu on the right side of the software , You can see from 0 To 100 The choice of . If you choose 0, That is, the length of the protective strip is the same as that of other strips . The default value of the software is 50, You can also select other values according to your needs .

　　 The above is the method of setting bar code protective strip in bar code software , Of course, not all bar code types have protective strips . Want to know about bar code , Please keep an eye on us .