How do I create a barcode in illustrator

Hi,
How would I go about creating a Barcode in Illustrator?
I used to work in Corel Draw where it had the option of creating a Barcode, now I am uncertain how to do it in Illustrator.
Thank you for your help!

Sandra,
I am afraid Illy is the wrong one to ask to create hyperlinks.
How about saving as a PDF and create the hyperlink there?

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There is nothing wrong with a 1-bit diffusion dither object being raster, as far as printing results is concerned. Such images date back to the days of MacPaint and Hypercard. They are same-size (historically usually 1-point) pixels, randomly distributed at varying frequencies to suggest tones (as opposed to individual printer spots being combined to build varying size halftone dots).
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