IDautomation EZ Font Package
Easy to use Barcode Font Pack for Windows
Platforms: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Size: 325 K Cost: $590
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Publisher: IDAutomation.com, Inc. 
Descriptions
IDautomation EZ Font Package:
 EZ Bar Code Font Package for Windows
An easy to install and use self-checking TrueType barcode font
package
- Easy to install True Type fonts
- Easily print Code 39 and Codabar barcodes as a font
from several applications
- Includes examples for Microsoft® Word, Excel, and
Access
- Supplied with normal and human readable versions
- Compatible with any version of Microsoft Windows.
- Contains 3 of the 6 different heights of TrueType Windows® fonts offered
in our Font Advantage Package for
Code 39 and Codabar
Notice: If you are an
advanced user looking for all font heights as well as other font types and
support for other operating systems, please look at our Code
39 Font Advantage Package or View our
product index to obtain a list of all products we offer.
Specifications | Installation
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User Comment: “The EZ Barcode Font Package makes inventory organization an
easy task. We’re now able to track 12,000 products in 3 different warehouses
with ease” - Tony with AquaRec, Washington
In the package we provide 12 different TrueType Self-checking barcode font types that can be used for
various barcoding purposes such as name tags, inventory, data entry and other
applications where barcoding can increase productivity. Here is a breakdown of
the fonts provided:
Code 39 - six Code 39 fonts are provided as normal and human readable
versions in short, medium and large heights. The "human readable"
versions contain the letters below the barcode. Code39 (also called Code 3 of 9
and LOGMARS) is used for general
barcoding purposes where letters and numbers are to be encoded. Code 39 contains
barcodes for the numbers 0-9, the letters A-Z, the
space character and the following symbols: - . $ / + %.
Codabar - six Codabar fonts are provided as normal and human readable
versions in short, medium and large heights. Codabar is used for numbers
only. Because this barcode is only used for numbers, it is not as wide as Code
39. If you are only encoding numbers, use this barcode font type if the barcode
width is an issue.
Step 1 - Download and install the package. After installing the package
you should be able to access the samples and used manual by choosing Start -
Programs and looking in the appropriate group.
Step 2 - Use the fonts to create barcodes in your application. If you
are creating barcodes that will encode letters and numbers, use Code 39. If you
are encoding numbers only, use Codabar.
- How to Use Code 39 in Any Application - our Code 39 fonts are easy to use in applications and can be
entered directly from the keyboard. All barcodes require a start and stop
character and these can also be entered from the keyboard. For example, to
create a barcode that encodes the data "1234ABCD" with the Code
39 Font, you: (1) select the "IDAutomationHC39S"
font from the list of fonts in your
application; (2) type the start character, in this case it is
"!"; (3) type the data, in this case it is "1234ABCD";
(4) type the stop character, in this case it is "!"; and then
change the font back to the default font of your document.
Therefore, to create the scannable barcode you should have the text
!1234ABCD! , then you must highlight this text and select the
IDAutomationHC39S font for it.
If you do not
want the "*" to show up in the human readable version of the
fonts, use ( and ) as the start and stop character. To print the barcode
symbol representing a space you will need to type or print "="
(the equal character) instead of a space character or use our Font
Automation Tools to perform automatic conversion. For this reason you
should try not to use the space character unless it is required.
- How to Use Codabar in Any Application - our Codabar fonts are easy to use in applications and can be
entered directly from the keyboard. All barcodes require a start and stop
character and these can also be entered from the keyboard. Codabar uses
the letters A, B, C or D as start and stop characters. For example, to
create a barcode that encodes the data "1234" with the Codabar Font, you: (1) select the
"IDAutomationHCBS" font from the list of fonts
in your application; (2) type the start character, in this case it is "A"; (3)
type the data, in this case it is "1234"; (4) type the stop character, in this
case it is "B"; and then change the font back to the default font of your
document.
- Calculated Field Use for Code 39 - Our fonts can be printed or displayed as calculated fields in
applications by (1) selecting the Code 39 font for the field and (2)
using a formula to add the start and stop characters
into the
field. Tabs and returns can be added (in extended39
if your scanner is programmed for it)
between fields by inserting "$I" for a tab and "$M"
for a return between fields as in the 2nd Microsoft Access barcode
example. This can make scanning data into multiple fields easier because a
tab will usually move the cursor to the next field.
 Microsoft Access - place this formula into the Control Source
field:
=("!"&[Table.DataField1]&"!")
- Microsoft Access - places a tab (in extended39)
between fields:
=("!"&[Table.DataField1]
&"$I"&[Table.DataField2]&"!")
 Microsoft Excel - enter in another cell, text data from cell C3:
=("!"&C3&"!")
- Microsoft Word Mail-merge - enter the ! character directly
before and after the merge field:
!<FirstName>!
- Lotus Notes - place into the formula field:
"*"+DataField1+"*"
- Lotus Notes - a formula that places a return function (in extended39)
between fields:
"*"+DataField1+"$M"+DataField2+"*"
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 Lotus Approach
- field formula: Combine('*',DataField,'*')
- Lotus Approach - this field formula also replaces spaces with the "="
character as required:
Combine('*', Translate(DataField,' ','='), '*')
- Lotus 123 for Windows - enter in another cell, text data from cell
C3: ("*"&C3&"*")
- Lotus 123 for Windows - converts a number in cell C9 to text for
barcoding: ("*"&@STRING(C9,0)&"*")
- Clarion: loc:barcode='*'&left(clip(DataField))&'*'
- ClarisWorks Spreadsheet - enter in another cell, text data
from cell C3: ("*"&C3&"*")
- QuickBooks - refer to our QuickBooks
Barcode Tutorial.
Advanced Tools Provided - if you need to calculate checksum characters for Code 39 (such as for
HIBC LIC and LOGMARS), we provide the
Code39Mod43() function in our font automation
tools. These advanced tools consist of MS
Office Macros for Word, Excel and Access, LotusScript
for Lotus Notes and Approach,
Visual
Basic, C++ and Java Source Code, ActiveX
DLLs, Crystal
Reports User Function Libraries (UFLs) and a check
digit calculation application. These tools are free to use
with our font products and they are designed for technical users and
programmers. The DLLs, macros, UFLs and code provided automatically format the
start, stop and check characters to the barcode font.
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To Order the EZ Bar Code Font Package for Windows
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NOTE: After you order the font package license, you will receive our fully functional barcode
font set with rights to use the macros, tools and source code in your
application. Before you order, we suggest that you
download the evaluation version of the
package to make sure it will work with your application.
You
may also wish to do the following:
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immediate delivery via download after your order is approved.
If ordering by PO, phone or another method, please
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these procedures.
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Make sure your product is properly licensed. Software audits are
performed internationally by several organizations.
Pricing and Licensing:
The following is a summary of licensing and pricing, refer to the
License Agreement for
details about the license.
- The Small Company Developer License costs $295.
With this license, the rights of the Developer License are
granted to all organizations with a gross annual revenue or funding of less
than 2 million U.S. Dollars (or equivalent amount in a foreign currency) if
that company purchases either three (3) Single User Licenses for the same font product
or the Small Company Developer License and sends us a signed Small Company Agreement
which is
located at http://www.idautomation.com/sca/.
- The Developer License
costs $590 and allows one developer royalty-free
distribution of the Software internally (in the same organization) and
externally (outside the organization bundled with an application) up to 10,000
user licenses, provided you adhere to the
Developer License
distribution terms. When distributing the fonts outside your organization,
you may not resell, rent, lease or distribute the fonts alone, they must be
distributed as a component of an application and bundled with an application
or with the application's installation files. For details, review the
distribution terms.
If you have more than one developer that will be developing applications using
the fonts, you will need to purchase a Developer License for each additional
developer.
- The 5 Developer License
costs $1180 and grants the rights of the Developer
License for up to 5 developers and 20,000 user licenses. This license is also
granted if two Developer Licenses are purchased.
- The Unlimited Developer License
costs $1770 and grants the rights of the Developer
License for an unlimited number of developers and an unlimited number of user
licenses. This license is also granted if three Developer Licenses are purchased.
- The Single User License costs $99 and allows use of the Software for one effective user in your
organization. The number of effective users for software licensing is
determined by the method defined below that returns the greatest number.
- The number of users contributing to the data that
is printed with the Software. For example, 100 users entering or editing
data on a host where only 1 program prints barcodes to 1 printer, would
require 100 user licenses. According to the multi-user licensing below, this would require
4 Single User Licenses to be purchased.
- The number of users that have the Software installed on
their CPU.
- The number of printers that are being printed to with
the Software. For example, 1 user printing to 5 printers would require 5
licenses. Per the multi-user licensing below, only 2 Single User Licenses would need to
be purchased.
- Multi-User Licenses are obtained by ordering
multiple single user licenses of the same product. The effective number of
licensed users is determined by the following:
1 Single User License = 1 licensed user
2 Single User Licenses = 5 licensed users
3 Single User Licenses = 25 licensed users
4 Single User Licenses = 100 licensed users
5 Single User Licenses = 500 licensed users
6 Single User Licenses = Developer License Granted for 10,000 licensed users
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The Complete
Barcode, MICR and OCR Font License allows you to order all of
our fonts in one package for a reasonable price. Single user versions are
available as well as multi-user and developer licenses. View the link above for
pricing on this license.
- We offer free technical support and product upgrades for a
period of 90 days from the date of purchase on all software products.
Technical support and product upgrades may be provided beyond 90 days if the
Extended
Support and Upgrade Protection option is purchased when you order.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please
contact
us.
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The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) of our Code 39 font is
listed below for various point sizes. The narrow to wide ratio is 3:1 which is
recommended by international standards.
The Code 39 fonts have been specially designed to be able to produce
dependable barcodes when printed at small point sizes. If you are printing
barcodes that you want to be compatible with all barcode scanners, we suggest
you print at 12 or more points. Printed with an HP Laserjet at 600 DPI, we have
been able to dependably scan our Code 39 font printed at 6 points with the Symbol
Cobra Laser Scanner and the Intermec
Linear CCD scanner. In addition, the Intermec
Sabre 1400 Linear Imager could read this font printed at only 4 points.
Excluding the start and stop characters, you can achieve slightly more than 16
CPI print density when printing at 6 points which is about 4 mils.
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Point Size |
Approximate X dimension * |
| 24 |
.042 cm |
16 mils |
| 16 |
.028 cm |
11 mils |
| 14 |
.024 cm |
9.5 mils |
| 12 |
.021 cm |
8 mils |
| 8 |
.014 cm |
6 mils |
| 6 |
.0105 cm |
4 mils |
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* To print at a different X dimension, find the point
size that has the X dimension closest to what you need and use this
formula to find the point size you need to print the font at:
12 * (X dimension you want) / (X dimension at 12
points) = (point size converted to integer)
For example, if you need an X dimension of 12 mils, you need to
print it at 18 points because:
12 * 12 / 8 =
18<
/p > |
In the EZ package, 3 different versions of the Code 39
barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different
width and height requirements. Because each single font can be printed at
various point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that
can be produced. The length of any barcode can be determined by multiplying the
X dimension by the number of characters and then by 16. For example, 10
characters at 12 points should be about 1.28" long because .008 * 10 * 16 =
1.28. The start and stop characters should be included in these calculations. (click
here to view font names prior to July, 2003)
| Font name of purchased version |
Font name of eval version* |
Font height at 12 points* |
| Code 3 of 9 Fonts with text below the
barcode: |
| IDAutomationHC39S |
IDAutomationSHC39S |
1/4" (.25") or .6cm |
| IDAutomationHC39M |
IDAutomationSHC39M |
13/32" (.4") or 1cm |
| IDAutomationHC39XL |
IDAutomationSHC39XL |
7/8" (.88") or 2.2cm |
| Code 3 of 9 Fonts with no text below the
barcode: |
| IDAutomationC39S |
IDAutomationSC39S |
1/4" (.25") or .6cm |
| IDAutomationC39M |
IDAutomationSC39M |
13/32" (.4") or 1cm |
| IDAutomationC39XL |
IDAutomationSC39XL |
7/8" (.88") or 2.2cm |
| * Measurements are approximate and were measured
when printed at 12 points which should work for most scanners.
Measurements for Human Readable fonts do not include the text below. At 12
points, the X dimension is about 8 mils.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the height
closest to what you need and use this formula to find the point size you
need to print the font at to get that height:
12 * (height you want) / (height at 12 points) =
(point size converted to integer)
For example, if you are using IDAutomationHC39M and you want it to
be about .75" tall, you need to print it at 18 points because:
12 * .75 / .5 = 18
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Font names used prior to July, 2003
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| Font name of purchased version |
Font name of eval version* |
Font height at 12 points* |
| Code 3 of 9 Fonts with text below the
barcode: |
| IDA Code 39 HR Short |
sIDA Code 39 HR Short |
1/4" (.25") or .6cm |
| IDA Code 39 HR Med |
sIDA Code 39 HR Med |
1/2" (.5") or 1.5cm |
| IDA Code 39 HR Tall |
sIDA Code 39 HR Tall |
1 5/16" (1.31") or 3.4cm |
| Code 3 of 9 Fonts with no text below the
barcode: |
| IDA Code 39 Short |
sIDA Code 39 Short |
1/4" (.25") or .6cm |
| IDA Code 39 Med |
sIDA Code 39 Med |
1/2" (.5") or 1.5cm |
| IDA Code 39 Tall |
sIDA Code 39 Tall |
1 5/16" (1.31") or 3.4cm |
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