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Barcode Producer 101

What is Barcode Producer?
What's a barcode?
In-App Symbology Guide
Technical Specifications

Creating Barcodes

Creating Barcodes
Colors
Text
Finishing
Advanced Options

Saving Barcodes

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

Printing Barcodes

Printing Basics
Label Printing
Barcode Reports

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Privacy, legal, and license info

FAQs

Basics

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

Sales & Licensing

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

Sizing & Customization

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

Saving & Printing

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

Automator

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

Testing & Readability

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?

Errors & Technical Issues

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

Articles

Feature Articles & Tutorials

What is an SSCC-18 barcode, and how is it structured?
Tips & tricks for designing better barcode labels
Common barcoding mistakes and how to avoid them
What is GS1 Sunrise 2027?
What is an EAN-8 / UPC-E barcode, and how is it structured?
What's a GS1-128 barcode, and how is it structured?
Barcodes for Shopify & Shopify POS
Barcode Producer vs. free barcoding software
Creating real barcodes for QuarkXPress
Barcodes for different levels of packaging
Barcode generation for Squarespace for retail
Barcodes and InDesign Mail Merge
Creating real barcodes for Adobe InDesign
Creating barcodes for Pixelmator Pro
Why should you use EPS for your barcodes?
HELP! The last digit of my retail barcode is wrong?!
Which barcodes to create for Airtable
Create a barcode database with Airtable
Symbology Guide: Code 128
Creating Barcodes for Sketch
Create your first barcode
Is your barcode scanable? Test it with an IntelliScanner Pro!
Barcode Producer beats Illustrator plug-ins by a margin
Barcode Producer: less expensive, better than an InDesign plug-in
Barcodes for Apple Pages
Using barcodes in Apple Numbers for Mac
How to make perfect barcodes for Avery label sheets using Microsoft Word
EPS? TIFF? PDF? Which is the best barcode format for you?
Create a barcode for Affinity Publisher or Designer
Barcodes to find backups and files on disks, DVDs, etc.
Looking for Bar Code Pro from SNX?
Creating barcodes for QuarkXPress
Creating barcodes for Adobe InDesign
Creating barcodes for Adobe Photoshop
Creating barcodes for Adobe Illustrator
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