Barcode Support
The Use of barcodes in FormReturn
Barcodes are both created and recognised in FormReturn and are used for these common purposes:
- As a form identifier: A Form ID Barcode is added to every page of a form template and is used for reconciling the captured responses from processed forms with the published form template and the source data records which were used when the form template was published.
- As a segment area identifier: Segment barcodes are used to let FormReturn know where a segment appears in the form and let it calculate where the mark areas are based on the position of these segment barcodes.
- As a barcode of your own: As either a static or dynamic barcode of your own choosing. You can put either a number that appears throughout all forms (static) or a number that is taken from a database query (dynamic).
- New Barcode Area Feature: Using FormReturn you can create a barcode area for affixing barcode labels of your own choosing.
Create barcodes of your own choosing.
FormReturn can create many different 1D and 2D barcodes such as: Code128, EAN13, EAN128, Codabar.
As well as static barcodes, you can also dynamically create barcodes with values taken from the database using template variable replacement. If you place <<student_id>> as a barcode value, the system will look for student_id in your source data records and create a barcode with that value when publishing forms.
To place barcodes in forms, simply follow these steps in the editor:
| Step 1 - Select the barcode tool. |  |
| Step 2 - Click the editor page with your mouse (to create a new barcode) then locate the barcode panel on the left side of the page. |
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| Step 3 - Update the barcode panel values to the barcode type and value of your choosing. You can also set the height of the barcode, barcode text display and the quiet zone (white space on the left and right of barcodes). |
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Barcode Recognition
Using the barcode reader area feature (as of Version 1.0.7) you can read most of the common 1D barcodes as well as QR Codes.
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The Barcode Area Tool |
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Barcode Area Settings |
