Barcode Fonts
ConnectCode Barcode Fonts is a professional True Type (TTF) and Open Type (OTF) Barcode Fonts package that is designed for use in modern operating systems. It allows you to create different types of barcodes by selecting a font in your favourite text editor.
If you are a user of a previous version of ConnectCode (v7.x, v8.x, v9.x), please contact us for your free upgrade (v9.6).
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I have used several bar code font applications over the past 20 years and found that ConnectCode is the cleanest solution I have found. It works perfectly with Crystal Reports and doesn't have any issues embedding the bar code fonts into a PDF. –T.M. (BrassCraft)
ResMed is a signatory to GS1 so the support of these barcode formats is very important. I showed this to one of our IT staff and he commented that it was better than anything they had. –Dr P.S. (ResMed Ltd)
We chose to use your product because it installed flawlessly into excel and we were able to document the creation process so that staff can produce the barcodes in 4 simple steps. –Edgar (CTO - Record Guardian Inc.)
The font allows for the barcode to be consistantly sized and placed regardless of what data the initial page of the document uses to generate its code. –Glyn Rowling (Amethyst Mailing)
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Using ConnectCode Barcode Fonts
ConnectCode Barcode Fonts can be used in all the following scenarios for creating barcodes that adhere to industry specifications.
- With ConnectCode Encoder application to generate barcodes
- With MS Excel (Formulas) - Excel 2007, 2010 or 2013
- With MS Excel (Formulas) - Excel 2002, 2003 or XP
- With MS Excel (Add-In)
- With MS Word
- With MS Access
- With App for Office (Office 2013) - new!
- With Crystal Reports
- See a video on creating barcodes in Crystal Reports
- Both Crystal Reports and Crystal Reports for Visual Studio are supported
- See a video on creating barcodes in Crystal Reports
- With the Console, Command Prompt or Shell Scripts
- Creating barcodes with a running number
- Creating barcodes with data stored in a text file
- Creating barcodes with a running number
- Type 1 Postscript Fonts (Both Binary and ASCII)
- Using the Native DLL to integrate with applications written in
- Using the .Net DLL to integrate with .Net applications
- Create Barcodes in Oracle
- Create Barcodes in Java
- Create Barcodes in Android - new!
- Using the Barcode Web Fonts - (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)
- Using the Barcode Image Generator
- Human Readable Text of a Barcode
- Human Readable Text embedded into the barcode font
- Independent Human Readable Text
- Human Readable Text embedded into the barcode font
- Create Barcodes in SQL Server Reporting Services
- RDL Reports (Refer to the Help file for a complete tutorial)
- RDLC Reports
- RDL Reports (Refer to the Help file for a complete tutorial)
- Using the Barcode Fonts in Windows 8 Store Apps - new!
- Windows Store Class Library for Barcodes (Windows 8)
- Javascript and HTML Barcode Library (Windows 8)
- Create Barcodes in Windows Phone - new!
Industrial Quality Barcodes!
- I need a barcode but I do not know which one to use. Please help me decide. I don't have much time.
- Why should I use your barcode software instead of your competitors?
- Why should I use a barcode font for my barcode printing needs?
- Why do I see text characters instead of barcode after creating the barcode in ConnectCode Font Encoder?
- Can the trial version of the barcode software generate barcodes that can be scanned?
- I am unable to scan the barcode I created. What can I do besides contacting you?
- I am getting an extra digit in my barcode. How do I turn it off?
- I am getting a "#NAME?" in my excel spreadsheet when using the barcode formulas.
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Barcodes Supported
- Codabar
- Code39
- Code39 Ascii
- Code93
- Code128 (Auto/A/B/C)
- UCCEAN
- I2of5 (Interleaved 2 of 5)
- Industrial 2 of 5
- ITF14
- Modified Plessy
- POSTNET
- EAN 13 (European Article Numbering)
- EAN 8
- UPCA (Universal Product Code)
- UPCE
- ISBN/ISSN/EXT2/EXT5
- GS1 Databar 14/Truncated/Limited/Stacked/Expanded
A barcode is a series of parallel alternating black and white patterns that represents a sequence of numbers or characters. You will be able to use specialized software applications or barcode fonts to generate these patterns.
A barcode font is a specially designed font that allows you to specify and generate barcodes on normal text characters. It is extremely easy to use. You can just install the font, load up your text editor like Wordpad or Word to create the barcodes. Most computer applications today that support text allow you to choose from among many fonts.
The versatility of a barcode font makes it a popular solution for integrating with existing enterprise projects as it does not depend heavily on the programming environment and does not require intensive graphics operations. Instead, a slight manipulation of existing text is usually sufficent to produce robust and scannable barcodes.
The ConnectCode package includes TrueType, OpenType and PostScript. Human readable fonts for Code 39, Code 128B and I2of5 are also available.
The latest version of ConnectCode includes an Add-in for Excel that mass converts a column of data into multiple barcodes.
Why use ConnectCode?
It is important to choose a barcode font carefully. There are many barcode fonts offered in the industry. They come in a variety of sizes and prices. The following are factors we strongly advise you to look at before purchasing one.
- Industry Specifications Adherence - One of the most important factor for choosing a barcode font is that it adheres to industry specifications. For example, the following properties will need to be considered carefully.
- Thick bar width
- Thin bar width
- Barcode ratio
- Barcode density
This is to ensure that the barcode created is highly scannable. Ever wonder why the scanning of certain barcodes in some supermarkets looks so difficult and takes so long? The main reason is the barcode has not been created properly and cause the barcode scanners to take a longer time to process.
ConnectCode Barcode Font has been created and tested vigorously by a team with many years of experience in the Auto-ID and IT industry. It takes into consideration all the above mentioned properties and is definitely one of the best barcode font around. - Simplicity - Ease of use has always been an important consideration in ConnetCode. Similar products in the industry requires a complicated encoder application that generates mystic numbers and alphabets for the specification of the barcode.
ConnectCode does make use of an encoder as well. However, the fonts have been designed in such a way that a user can even specify a barcode by keying in the characters directly as much as possible. - Multiple Barcode Sizes - Each barcode font in ConnectCode comes with a minimum of 7 sizes. On top of that, some barcodes like UPC and EAN come with human readable text support.
- Integration - ConnectCode comes with a vast variety of tools, applications for ease of integration with Third Party products.
- Encoder Application
- Microsoft Office Macros - For ease of use in Microsoft Word, Access, Publisher and Excel etc..
- Crystal Reports Formulas
- WPF Applications Integration
- .NET 2 Projects Integration
- MFC Projects Integration
- Windows Presentation Foundation Integration -
Bar codes can be easily added into Windows
Presentation Foundation applications (.NET 3) with
ConnectCode's dynamic link library. The download
package includes two WPF samples with source code
that details the exact steps necessary to do so.
- Produce Images - A special feature of the Encoder creates high resolution images out of the barcode fonts. This combination of fonts and images offered by ConnectCode makes it one of the most versatile products in enabling barcodes for enterprises and personal use.
About OpenType
OpenType is an open standard that unifies both the TrueType and PostScript into a single format for use in both Windows and Mac OS. The use of the Unicode character set in OpenType makes a document portable across different machines with different locales. OpenType also supports advanced typographic features such as ligatures (two or more letters joined to form a single glyph), old-style numerals (numbers that do not have the same height), small capital letters and more.
