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What is Barcode Producer? What's a barcode?

Guides

Foundations Symbology Guide Creating Barcodes

Visual Customization

Colors Text

Technical Customization

Advanced Options Finishing

Automation & Data Merge add-on

How do I buy and activate the Automator Plug-in? Can Barcode Producer connect directly to my database? Can I specify a different filename for the images when running Automator? How do I create a batch of barcodes? How do I import a batch of barcodes into Adobe InDesign? How do I import an Excel spreadsheet? What is Barcode Producer’s Automator Plug-In and how do you use It?

Save & Export

Automator / Batch Saving Save as EPS, TIFF... Send to Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop...

Printing

Testing

Are there quality guarantees with Barcode Producer? How do I set and calculate Bar Width Adjustment (a.k.a. BWR)? How do I test my barcodes? The OCR text underneath the barcode is touching the bars Troubleshooting unscannable and unreliable barcodes Why are my barcodes receiving less than an "A" grade from a testing device?

Barcode Reports Label Printing Printing Basics

GS1 Compliance add-on Verification add-on

FAQ

Basics

Do you have sample barcode images available? What kind of barcode should I use? What kind of barcodes can I make? When will ________ feature or improvement be available?

Customization

Can I change the color of my barcode? How do I adjust the height of a barcode? How do I change units of measure? How do I make barcodes smaller than the minimum size? How do I make my barcode a specific size?

Saving & Printing

Can I make templates of frequently created barcodes? Do I need any fonts to save barcodes? How do I use barcodes saved in PDF format? What software does Barcode Producer work with? Why does the Illustrator or Photoshop button open a different app? Why is the last digit of my retail barcode wrong? Working with label printers

Troubleshooting

"Barcode Producer is not optimized for your Mac" error Barcode Producer: Save as PDF and Send to Preview on macOS Sonoma Can you help me use Illustrator, Photoshop, Word, or other apps? How can I fix a crash on launch? How can I fix an Exception Error? Why does Barcode Producer activate my fonts in Suitcase?

Services

Software Updates Compliance Updates Technical Support Barcode Producer Concierge Verification Service

Resources

Licensing

How do I buy a plug-in when I already own Barcode Producer? How do I download and activate Barcode Producer? How do I download plug-ins? How do I move my license to a new machine? How does Barcode Producer licensing work? How to buy Barcode Producer Is there a demo version of Barcode Producer available? I lost my Barcode Producer activation code. Need a formal invoice or quotation? Why isn't my activation code working?

Preferences Technical Specifications Privacy & Legal

FAQ: Testing & Readability#

Articles in this section:

Troubleshooting unscannable and unreliable barcodes
How do I test my barcodes?
How do I set and calculate Bar Width Adjustment (a.k.a. BWR)?
Why are my barcodes receiving less than an "A" grade from a testing device?
The OCR text underneath the barcode is touching the bars
Are there quality guarantees with Barcode Producer?

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