Printing Barcode Font 39 from Word

[greg0303]

I have downloaded a free Barcode 39 font and am able to use it in Notepad to print barcodes that scan, I need to put an '*' at the start and end of the text for the barcode to read.
When I try the same thing in Word 2000 it will not scan. I have tried disabling autocorrect features for *Bold* and _italic_ with real formatting but still no luck.

Any ideas are appreciated.

 

[koresnordic]

Use code 39 all the time in word 97 &2007. Not had a problem with it. maybe there is a problem in 2000. Have you tried other versions?



Graham

 

[macropod]

Hi greg0303 ,

Take a look here:

http://idautomation.com/

Various tips on using Code 3of9. I've used comercial 3of9 and other barcode fonts in Word 2000 without difficulty, though some of the freeware fonts don't behave properly.

Cheers

[MS MVP - Word]

 

[Koen Piller]

Hi,

In order to make the barcode in font 3 of 9 readable one should add a nonprintable character e.g. character(33) to the code.

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