My barcode does not print on my portrait cards

Topic or Information

Barcodes not printing on card when print orientation is set to landscape

Applies To

All Zebra Card Printers

Details

Symptoms resolved by this solution include

• Barcode does not print on card.

My barcode does not print on my portrait cards?

• The printer will not print a barcode if any part of the barcode is located or positioned off of the card. If you are trying to print a barcode on a portrait card, switch the layout to landscape. If the same barcode prints ok in landscape mode, it is likely that you have created a barcode too long for the portrait orientation.

• To resize the barcode, you can change the ratio of the barcode to generate a shorter barcode. The ratio of a barcode is determined by how many thin bars are needed to match the thickness of the thickest bar in the same barcode.