# Export Barcodes

Barcodes can be exported to PDF documents. Learn more in DsExcel docs.

## Content

DsExcel provides support to export barcodes to PDF documents. For more information about supported barcodes and the sample code implementation to export them to PDF documents, refer:

* [QRCode](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/qrcode)
* [EAN-13](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/ean-13)
* [EAN-8](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/ean-8)
* [Codabar](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/codabar)
* [Code39](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/code39)
* [Code93](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/code93)
* [Code128](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/code128)
* [GS1- 128](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/gs1-128)
* [PDF417](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/pdf417)
* [Data Matrix](/document-solutions/java-excel-api/docs/online/Features/barcodes/datamatrix)

## Limitations

The following table lists the parameters which are common to all barcode types but are not supported while exporting to PDF documents:

| **Common Properties** | **PDF Export** |
| ----------------- | ---------- |
| color | Not Supported |
| backgroundColor | Not Supported |

The following parameters in different barcode types have limited or no support while exporting to PDF documents, as is elaborated in the below table:

| **Barcode Type** | **Parameter** | **PDF Export** |
| ------------ | --------- | ---------- |
| @rows=3:QRcode | charSet | default "UTF8" |
| charCode<br>connection | Not Supported |
| model<br>version<br>mask | These parameters are calculated and set by the program. |
| @rows=2:DataMatrix | eccMode<br>ecc200SymbolSize<br>ecc200EndcodingMode | defult "ECC200" |
| ecc00\_140Symbole<br>structureAppend<br>structureNumber<br>fileIdentifier | Not Supported |
| PDF417 | compact | Not Supported |
| EAN-13 | addOn<br>addOnLabelPosition | Not Supported |
| codabar | checkDigit<br>nwRatio | Not Supported |
| code39 | labelWithStartAndStopCharacter<br>checkDigit<br>nwRatio<br>fullASCII | Not Supported |
| code93 | checkDigit<br>fullASCII | Not Supported |
| code49 | @cols=2:This barcode is not supported |
| code128 | codeSet | Not Supported |

Some barcode types support various font options like fontFamily, fontWeight, fontStyle etc. The following font options have limited support as mentioned:

| **Font Options** | **PDF Export** |
| ------------ | ---------- |
| fontStyle | 'normal' and 'italic' |
| fontTextDecoration | 'normal' and 'underline' |