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Barcode is an element of a FlexiLayout which describes barcodes used to encode various information in a series of black and white lines. Barcode elements are marked with in the FlexiLayout tree. Barcode elements are used for finding barcodes of the types supported by ABBYY FlexiLayout™ Studio. The program will consider Barcode objects detected during pre-recognition in the search area.

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The properties of a Barcode element

Click the Barcode tab in the Properties dialog box to describe the corresponding object. To open the Properties dialog box, right-click the element in the FlexiLayout tree and select Properties… from the shortcut menu.
Barcode type - the type of barcode.
  1. For the QRCode, Aztec and DataMatrix types to be available, the Extract 2D barcodes: Data Matrix, Aztec, QR Code option must be selected in the FlexiLayout / Classifier properties dialog box.
  2. To make postal barcodes available, select Extract post barcodes in FlexiLayout / Classifier Properties.
Orientation sets the orientation of a barcode:
  • Left-to-Right,
  • Bottom-to-Top,
  • Right-to-Left,
  • Top-to-Bottom.
You can select more than one option.

Creating and deleting elements

Insert, draw, move, copy, and delete elements in the FlexiLayout tree.

An overview of element properties

Review general settings, geometry, search areas, relations, and constraints for elements.

Search area

Tell a FlexiLayout where to look using coordinates or relations.

Additional search constraints for Barcode element

Set barcode type, reading orientation, and parts allowed outside the search area.