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    Barcode Printing / Creating Software or Fonts?

    We are starting to go through the process of creating barcodes for our products, i currently have them avaliable through GS1 but i now need to create these barcodes and print them so looking for so advice from others on how they have done this in the past.

    I notice various pieces of software around or the option to buy a font, although the fonts might or might not create the barcode as required. So if anyone has and ideas or suggestions it would be appreciated.

    Thanks

    #2
    Actinic installs a barcode font onto your PC called IDAutomation, so to display a barcode, just use that font - you could just print onto tiny avery labels from a word document - mail merged even.

    Regards
    Jan Strassen, Mole End

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      #3
      There some information about the IDAutomation free font here: http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/free/

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        #4
        Thank Jan / Duncan

        the code 39 font from id does not produce bar codes like the one i have attached here and when testing it does not work, barcode wont scan. I will try again

        Cheers
        Darren
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          #5
          Still not able to produce the correct bar code

          any suggestions on software to produce these images or use in word would be appreciate

          Cheers
          Darren

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            #6
            I've come across these guys before :-
            http://www.waspbarcode.co.uk/
            www.quantumAV.co.uk
            Home Cinema Receivers and Speakers for Audio Visual Entertainment
            Authorised Dealers for Yamaha/ Monitor Audio/ Kef/ Onkyo/ Marantz/ Denon/ and more..

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              #7
              I am downloading the trial version now

              Thanks for the link

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                #8
                To produce a barcode in word, all I do is type in the text, select it, change the font to IDAutomationC395 and it looks like a barcode.

                I have used Wasp barcode fonts in the past and they are good.

                I have also used this free barcode font as well but found that the barcode had to be of a reasonable size for the readers to read it.

                http://www.squaregear.net/fonts/free3of9.shtml

                Regards,
                Jan Strassen, Mole End

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Jan View Post
                  To produce a barcode in word, all I do is type in the text, select it, change the font to IDAutomationC395 and it looks like a barcode.

                  I have used Wasp barcode fonts in the past and they are good.

                  I have also used this free barcode font as well but found that the barcode had to be of a reasonable size for the readers to read it.

                  http://www.squaregear.net/fonts/free3of9.shtml

                  Regards,
                  Thanks Jan

                  i can create the barcode but its not the correct format. I need the EAN format, like the ones your find on almost all products.

                  I will take a look at the link

                  Cheers
                  Darren

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                    #10
                    Ah, got it, you can buy the IDAutomation EAN fonts here :

                    http://idautomation.com/cart/IDAutom...kage-P551.aspx

                    A free wizard here as well, along with details of how to create the fonts, it's quite interesting (if you like that sort of thing).

                    http://www.barcodefontshop.com/

                    Don't bother with the free 3 of 9 font, it won't do what you need, it's just code39.

                    Regards,
                    Jan Strassen, Mole End

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Darren B View Post
                      Thank Jan / Duncan

                      the code 39 font from id does not produce bar codes like the one i have attached here and when testing it does not work, barcode wont scan. I will try again

                      Cheers
                      Darren
                      Code 39 requires a leading and trailing * character to generate valid code 39 barcodes that the will scan correctly, also ensure no trailing spaces (word docs). I found that using an excel sheet is best to produce printable labels.

                      for ean codes there is free software here http://download.cnet.com/EAN-13-Barc...-10907406.html

                      Malcolm

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