How To Make Code 128 Barcodes A, B & C in Excel

by Nate SchubertMicrosoft Excel is one of the most common programs used to create barcodes with fonts, mainly because Excel is such a versatile application that can increase efficiency in virtually any industry. Because of this, many barcode software companies have created various components to generate barcodes in Excel, and the most preferred IDAutomation Products are indicated in the Excel Barcode Integration Guide.Our most popular tool to create barcodes from fonts in icrosoft Excel is the Barcode Add-In for Microsoft Excel. This is an excellent...

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One-Click Label Printing - 100% Online

What is TFORMer Online?TFORMer Online is a completely web-based label printing system. Standard industry labels (e.g. VDA, AIAG, GTL, GS1, Odette, Caterpillar Shipping Labels, ...) are generated as high quality PDF-files which can be printed immediately. Variable label data (like descriptions, SSCC, EAN codes, article numbers, etc) is either entered manually directly with the browser or provided via Google Docs spreadsheets. Available Label...

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Barcoding For Beginners

by Nate SchubertFor the past several decades, the role of barcode technology in our daily lives has helped to increase efficiency, save time and lower costs in a variety of ways. Whether using a barcode scanner to check out items at a grocery store, or scanning membership cards for special discounts and savings, barcodes have operated mainly in the background to make our lives easier. But what do we really know about this quiet, but powerfully efficient technology?Like any technology, barcoding can get pretty complicated. There are dozens of barcode...

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Space Character Added To Code 39 Fonts

by Nate SchubertIn an effort to listen to and resolve the concerns of our customers, IDAutomation has recently updated it's Code 39 Barcode Font Advantage Package that allows encoding of the space bar character. Previously, encoding a space character could be accomplished by typing the = sign. While it's true that the update seems to just replace one key with another, the ability to encode a space character is not something that comes easily to...

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TSC To Exhibit Newest Label Printers At LogiMAT

Date: 8-10. February 2011Place: New Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Stuttgart, GermanyHall: 3Booth: ...

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Announcement of Taipei Office Relocation

TSC Auto ID Technology Co., a leading innovator in the design and manufacturing of label printers, will be relocating its Taipei office as of January 29th, 2011. This new office will now represent TSC Auto ID as its global headquarters and provide much needed space for expansion needs. For relevant information, please see below:Address: 9F., No.95, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 23141, Taiwan (R.O.C.)New Phone & Fax Numbers: +886-2-2218-6789 (phone); +886-2-2218-5678 (fax). All extensions remain the same. Office Hours: 9am – 6pm...

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Enabling The Print Quality Assessment Feature

by Nate SchubertOne of the most popular 2D Barcode Scanners we offer at IDAutomation is the 2D Barcode Scanner With PQA. Competitively priced at just $299, this barcode imager can dependably read many different linear, 2D and postal barcode types such as Code 128, Intelligent Mail, Data Matrix, QR Code and more.One of the most attractive features of the IDAutomation 2D Barcode Scanner is the Print Quality Assessment Feature, or PQA, which verifies and grades several attributes of a 2D or postal barcode symbol. With PQA enabled, simply scan the...

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How To Create a Code 39 MOD 43 Check Digit

by Nate SchubertThis new IDAutomation Video Tutorial demonstrates how to use the Modulus 43 calculation to derive the check character, which is a character based off of a calculation of the data to ensure that the data has been correctly entered. The check character usually appears at the end of the data value and is also known as checksum or check digit.Most scenario's that call for Code 39 barcodes will not require a manual calculation of the MOD43 check digit because IDAutomation provides different barcode font encoder tools to automatically...

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