Barcode Printing / Creating Software or Fonts?

[Darren B]

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

[Jan]

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

[Duncan Rounding]

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

[Darren B]

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

[Darren B]

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

[Quantum]

I've come across these guys before :-
http://www.waspbarcode.co.uk/

[Darren B]

I am downloading the trial version now

Thanks for the link

[Jan]

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,

[Darren B]

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

[Jan]

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

http://idautomation.com/cart/IDAutomation-UPCEAN-Font-Advantage-Package-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,

[malbro]

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
DarrenCode 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-Barcode-Generator/3000-2067_4-10907406.html