Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on your purchase of Wasp Barcode Maker! This guide will take you through the installation process and help understand how to create barcodes using this software. The following topics are discussed in this document: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 STANDARD VS. PROFESSIONAL EDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .7 BARCODE MAKER PROGRAM FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 UNDERSTANDING BARCODES . . . . . .
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 1 Insert the installation disk into your computer. Note for Windows Vista Users: You may see a screen alerting you that the software needs permission to continue. Click Continue on the message to start the installation program. This message appears if UAC (User Account Control) is turned on.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide 2 You may receive the following question: You should turn off all anti-virus programs and firewalls before proceeding with the installation. You can turn them back on after the installation is complete. Click Yes when you are ready to continue. 3 Click Next on this screen to begin installing Barcode Maker.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide 4 Review the license agreement, then select I accept the terms of the license agreement. Click the Next button to continue. You will not be able to continue installing the application until you select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option. The User Registration screen appears: 5 Enter your User Name (this can be any name of your choice), your Company Name and the Serial Number.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide 6 Click the Next button to continue. The Ready to Install screen appears: 7 If you want to make changes to your destination folder at this point, click the Back button. If you are ready to install Barcode Maker, click the Install button. A series of progress screens appear. The installation process may take a few minutes. Some of the third party software installation may not show progress; please be patient and give it a few minutes to complete.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide 8 Click OK on this message to continue. 9 After the entire installation process is complete, a screen will appear asking if you want to reboot your computer: Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, remove any installation disks from their drives, then click Finish. Your system will reboot. The Barcode Maker icon will appear on your desktop. The first time you run your software you should visit our website and register the software.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide STANDARD VS. PROFESSIONAL EDITIONS Wasp Barcode Maker is a powerful barcode creation program that seamlessly allows you to create barcodes in Microsoft® Word, Excel, and Access database, depending on the version you purchased. The Professional version of Wasp Barcode Maker allows you to: • Create barcodes directly in Microsoft Word or Access using the integrated ActiveX toolbar and share those files with other people.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide • Create barcodes using in Excel using the integrated ActiveX toolbar, or the Fonts toolbar and share those files with other people • Create a barcode directly in Barcode Maker, save it as a .bcm file, and share the file with other people. • Print and scan barcodes created using Barcode Maker. BARCODE MAKER PROGRAM FEATURES Below are features of the Barcode Maker program that are important to understand.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide Illegal and Incomplete Barcode Messages - If you enter a barcode value that is not supported by a particular barcode symbology, Barcode Maker will display a message letting you know that the barcode value is either illegal or incomplete. For example, the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode symbology requires numbers. If you include a letter in the barcode value, you will receive a message telling you that there is an illegal character in your barcode.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide Bar Width - When you create barcodes, you have the option of choosing a range of widths for your barcode. Foreground/Background Colors - When you create a barcode, you can choose a foreground color (the color of the barcode itself) and a background color (the color of the surface behind the barcode). Choose foreground and background colors that print with sufficient contrast to be scannable. Black barcodes on white backgrounds are commonly used because they scan easily.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide There are many different types of barcodes. Each type has its own symbology, or set of rules. One very familiar barcode symbology is UPC-A (Universal Product Code-A). UPC-A is fixed length and is the most common UPC barcode for retail product labeling. It is seen in most grocery stores across the United States. The symbology encodes a 12-digit numeric only number.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide Barcode Maker for a list of symbologies supported in Barcode Maker. Detailed information about barcode symbology standards can be found in Barcode Symbologies found in the Barcode Maker online help. CREATING BARCODES IN MICROSOFT WORD USING THE ACTIVEX TOOLBAR The following steps provide a basic outline for creating a barcode using the ActiveX toolbar in Microsoft Word.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide 2 Select a barcode type from the symbology box. a. Enter a barcode value directly into the document and select the value. 3 Click the New Barcode button. The barcode(s) appears in your document and the Design Mode toolbox appears on the page. Scroll over the barcode with your mouse. Use the move handle to drag and drop the barcode, if desired.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide To resize the barcode, select it, then use the sizing handles to increase or decrease the box surrounding the barcode. Then, use the barcode properties to increase the font size to fit the box. To edit the barcode after it is created, select the barcode, and click the Edit Barcode button on the ActiveX toolbar or right-click on the barcode and select Edit. This opens the Barcode Maker Dialog Bar. To leave the Dialog Bar, click anywhere in the document.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide CREATING A BARCODE IN EXCEL USING THE FONT TOOLBAR 1 Open a document in Excel. The Barcode Maker toolbar appears in your document. If you do not see the toolbar, click the Add-In option on Excel's menu bar. Note: You can switch to the ActiveX toolbar bar clicking Switch to ActiveX. 2 Select a symbology from the symbology box.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide 3 Select the cell (not the value in the cell) by clicking once on a blank cell and then selecting the cell or cells with the values. 4 Click the Create Font Barcode button from the toolbar.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide DECIDING WHEN TO USE FONT OR ACTIVEX BARCODES IN EXCEL As mentioned previously in this document, Barcode Maker provides you with two options for creating barcodes in Microsoft E x c e l . This following information outlines when you should choose each format: Use the ActiveX barcode control for creating barcodes with the Wasp Barcode Maker ActiveX toolbar when: • You want to send the Excel spreadsheet to another user who does not have Barcode Maker installed.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide Use text barcode fonts by creating barcodes with the Wasp Barcode Maker Fonts toolbar when: • You want to create more than 200+ barcodes in the Excel spreadsheet. • You do not need portability (sending to another user who does not have Barcode Maker installed) and printing will be done on machines that have Barcode Maker installed. • You want to use OCR fonts for Optical Character Recognition Applications. • You want to use MICR font to print checks.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide even if you are creating barcodes only in Word, Excel or Access so you can quickly access the Help if needed. After installation you can open Word, Excel, Access etc. and the Barcode Maker toolbar(s) will be available to begin making barcodes. To access the Barcode Maker help from these programs: Open the Barcode Maker software by clicking on the icon on your desktop or through the Start menu. Click on Help or press F1 in the Barcode Maker software.
Wasp Barcode Maker Quick Start Guide You can use the Search tab in the help file to enter your question, enter a keyword on the Index tab, or use the Table of Contents to find information.
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