Bar Code 128, EAN128, UCC, SCC-14, & SSCC-18 Utility

Type of bar code Select the subset of bar code 128 to use. Subset A allows the use of upper case letters, numbers, control characters, and symbols. Subset B allows the use of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Subset C is a high density numeric only encoding method. You must have an even number of digits when using Subset C. SCC-14 produces Shipping Container Codes and SSCC-18 produces Serial Shipping Container Codes. [Top]

Bar code options Basic bar code 128 options. Switch between human readable and standard bar codes. Human readable bar codes print the data in the bar code below the bar code patterns. Turn UCC/EAN 128 bar coding on or off. EAN 128 bar codes add an FNC1 character after the Start code and typically use subset C. [Top]

Change bar code height Modify the height of a bar code without changing the width. [Top]

Change bar code width Scale the bar code width up or down by increasing or decreasing the point size. [Top]

Bar code 128 options summary This window provides a summary of all of the bar code 128 options you have selected. [Top]

Bar code data entry Type in the data you want to convert to a bar code here. This program will add the selected Start code to the beginning of your bar code, calculate the checksum for you and append it after your data, and then add the Stop code at the end of your bar code. [Top]

Make a bar code Click this button to make a bar code from your data. [Top]

Copy to clip board Copy your completed bar code to the Windows clip board. (The Windows clip board is invisible- don't worry about where it is or how it works.) You can then paste this bar code directly into virtually any Windows program by pressing Ctrl-V or using the Edit, Paste menu in your program. [Top]

Display converted bar code data This is the string of characters to use with our bar code fonts. Note you can not just type in the bar code 128 fonts. Your bar code data is converted into a data string and this data string must be used with our bar code 128 fonts. Also note that subset C uses a different set of fonts from subsets A & B. [Top]

This is your 128 bar code This is a sample of what your bar code will look like. Note that Windows screen resolution is fairly low, so the bar code displayed on screen may not exactly match what will be printed. [Top]

Insert a control character All bar code 128 subsets allow the entry of some kinds of characters that can not be typed from a Windows keyboard. To enter one of these special characters, select the character you want to enter from the drop down box on the right. (Like FNC1) Then click the Insert key to enter that character into your bar code. [Top]

Print a sample bar code sheet Print a sample page of your bar code to see just what it will look like. This sample page shows your bar code in a number of different sizes. [Top]

Show a Tip of the Day Display the next program Tip of the Day. From this display you can page forwards or backwards through the list of all available tips. [Top]

Program information Display program and contact information including the version number of this software. [Top]

Help Launch the Windows Help application. The Help form will give you detailed answers to most questions about the program. [Top]

Tip of the Day Display the next Tip of the Day on each start up when this is checked. Uncheck the box to stop this start up behavior. [Top]

Display sum and checksum data This option displays the sum and checksum values our utility calculated for your bar code. You only need this information if you are developing your own software to calculate a checksum. You can compare your results to ours to see if your software is correct. [Top]

Program details Display this help screen. [Top]

Do not use the quote character Bar code 128 uses every character on your keyboard, plus a number of additional high-ASCII characters. Some Windows programs (Word in particular) do not want to see the quote character (") inside data. Selecting this option converts all quote characters in your bar codes into a duplicate bar code pattern located in a different character position. [Top]

Check for updates Check the web for a program update. You must have an active internet connection running. A web page will be displayed with information about the current version of this program and whether or not you need to update. [Top]

Print Labels Print a sheet of labels in your word processor. Select a label template and open it with your word processor, then paste your bar code on to any label. [Top]

Export a bar code Export a copy of your bar code in bmp, gif, jpg, or png formats. You can choose from four different resolutions. You can email this bar code or use it in your packaging. [Top]