Barcode

[Guest]

Hi, all. I need to create a barcode for a 15- to 20-digit number (not for a
mailing address). Can this be done in Word XP? Different Office product?
Different release (i.e. 2003, 2007 ...)? Is it necessary to obtain a
third-party product to complete this task? I have the Office XP Suite and a
XP operating system.

Thanks.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi, all. I need to create a barcode for a 15- to 20-digit number
(not for a mailing address). Can this be done in Word XP? Different
Office product? Different release (i.e. 2003, 2007 ...)? Is it
necessary to obtain a third-party product to complete this task? I
have the Office XP Suite and a XP operating system.

Thanks.

The only kind of barcode that any version of Word can create by itself is
PostNet (using a BARCODE field), but that's now obsolete.

For other kinds of barcode (3 of 9, UPC/EAN, etc.) you need either a font
that lets you type digits and displays the corresponding bars, or a program
that accepts the number and produces the barcode as a graphic file (gif,
jpg, etc.). For the kinds of barcode applications that involve check digits
and start/stop codes, an external program is much better; even for simple
applications, you'll usually get a better result (more easily recognized by
a barcode reader) with a graphic than with a font.

Visit http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/share.html for a good introduction
and lists of free/shareware fonts and programs.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[MontereySoft]

Hi, all. I need to create abarcodefor a 15- to 20-digit number (not for a
mailing address). Can this be done in Word XP? Different Office product?
Different release (i.e. 2003, 2007 ...)? Is it necessary to obtain a
third-party product to complete this task? I have the Office XP Suite and a
XP operating system.

Thanks.

Get a Word plug in such as Monterey Barcode Creator. You can insert
barcodes as embeded documents. the program also can be used
standalone. Great quality.

http://www.morovia.com/label/Barcode-Creator.asp