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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

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