18
Elements of Card Design
Print Bar Codes
Bar
code
design
follows
a
set
of
standards
based
on
the
type
of
bar
code
produced.
Bar
codes
contain
a
series
of
black
lines
(bars)
separated
by
white
areas
(spaces).
Each
character
of
encoded
data
is
represented
by
a
set
of
bars
and
spaces.
A
bar
code
standard
specifies
the
number
and
width
of
bars
and
spaces
needed
to
encode
a
character.
The
standard
also
specifies
the
minimum
size
of
the
white
area,
or
quiet
zone,
that
surrounds
the
bar
code.
When
an
application
prints
bar
codes,
the
data
is
sent
to
the
printer
as
an
image.
The
format
in
which
the
application
sends
the
image
determines
how
the
image
is
rendered.
If
the
data
sent
is
a
one
‐
bit
‐
per
‐
pixel
image,
such
as
pure
black
bars
on
a
white
background,
the
software
processes
it
using
the
K
panel
of
the
ribbon.
If
the
data
contains
a
pixel
of
color
other
than
pure
black
or
pure
white,
such
as
the
various
colors
in
a
JPEG
image,
it
processes
the
image
using
the
YMC
panels
of
the
ribbon.
Bar Code Guidelines
Bar
codes
more
successfully
when
you
observe
the
following
guidelines.
Follow
the
standards
for
the
type
of
bar
code
you
are
printing.
Bar Code Placement
•
Maintain
the
required
quiet
zone
around
the
actual
bar
code,
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
•
Locate
bar
codes
at
least
0.25
inch
(6.3
mm)
from
other
printing
and
from
the
edge
of
the
card.
•
For
best
results,
orient
the
card
so
that
the
bars
are
parallel
to
the
long
edges
of
the
card,
as
shown.
This
orientation
most
accurately
prints
readable
bar
codes.
Refer
to
Bar
Codes
With
the
Card
Printer
Driver”
on
page
20
for
information
about
how
using
the
Card
Printer
Driver
can
improve
the
probability
that
a
bar
code
prints
using
the
K
panel.
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