Follow the steps below to create a barcode in Microsoft Word or any of your favourite text editor/graphics editor.
Launch Microsoft Word
Launch ConnectCode Encoder. The Encoder can be started from the Windows Start Menu.
In the Encoder, choose the barcode you will like to use and key in the data to encode.
Click on the Encode button
Make sure the option "Show as text" is not selected/checked
In the Preview section of the Encoder, copy the barcode by pressing on "Ctrl" key followed by the "C" (keeping the "Ctrl" key pressed). This will copy the barcode.
Goto Microsoft Word and click on the menu Edit->Paste to paste the barcode
Mail Merge
You will be able to create barcodes in Excel and do a Mail Merge into Word.
Create an Excel file with barcodes as discussed in the Excel Tutorial.
Launch Microsoft Word.
Display the Mail Merge Toolbar by choosing View->Toolbars->Mail Merge from the menu..
Click the Main Document Setup Button to setup your document size.
Click the Open Data Source button.
Choose the Excel file created in the first step.
Insert a merge field into Word using the Insert Merge Fields buttton. Choose the field in Excel where the barcode is defined.
Click on the View Merged Data button. This will display the encoded barcode data.
Select and highlight the encoded barcode data and then choose the appropriate barcode font. e.g. CCode128_S3_Trial etc.
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