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Barcode Producer 101

Overview

What is Barcode Producer?

What's a barcode?

Guides

Overview

Foundations

Symbology Guide

Creating Barcodes

Visual Customization

Colors

Text

Technical Customization

Advanced Options

Finishing

Automation & Data Merge

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 Barcodes

Barcode Reports

Label Printing

Printing Basics

FAQ: Testing & Readability

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?

GS1 Compliance

ADDON

Verification

ADDON

Frequently Asked Questions

Overview

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?

FAQ: Sizing & 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?

FAQ: 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

Overview

Software Updates

Compliance Updates

Technical Support

Barcode Producer Concierge

Verification Service

Resources

Overview

FAQ: Sales & 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, and license info

Barcode Producer 101

Learn the basics of Barcode Producer and get started creating professional barcodes.

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