Barcode Integration Guide
for Microsoft® Excel®
IDAutomation provides a variety of solutions for integrating barcodes
into Microsoft Excel 2003 or later with flexible license agreements such as Single
User License, Multi-User Licenses and royalty-free Developer Licenses.
Please review the integration chart below to determine the solution
that best fits your needs.
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Integration Options
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Advantages and Disadvantages
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Product: Self-Checking
Fonts
Single Users from $139
Developers from $395 Supported:
 
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- Built-in checking code allows for automatic check-character
calculations. No manual calculation required.
- Self-Checking barcode fonts can be read by most barcode
scanners.
- Easiest implementation in Excel
- Tutorial:
How To Create Self-Checking Barcode Fonts in Excel
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Product:
Barcode
Fonts Tool:
Word/Excel Barcode Add-In
Single Users from $139
Developers from $395 Supported:

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- Use barcode fonts with the
Excel Barcode Add-In to create single or multiple barcodes
with just two clicks.
- Quickly turn an entire column or row of data into barcodes.
- Supports linear barcode types such as Code 128, UPC, Intelligent
Mail, Interleaved 2 of 5, DataBar, and 2D barcodes including
Data Matrix, QR Code, PDF417 and more.
- Video:
Using
The Barcode Add-In For Microsoft Excel
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Product:
Barcode
Fonts Tools: Barcode Macros & VBA Functions
Single Users from $139
Developers from $395
Supported:
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Product:
Barcode
Label Software
Single Users from $139
Site Licenses from $995 Supported:
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Product:
Barcode Image Generator
Single Users from $99
Site Licenses from $995 Supported:
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- Create barcode images in JPG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, WMF and
1 bit per pixel monochrome bitmap formats.
- Generate multiple image files dynamically from the command
line or a text file.
- Commonly used with Microsoft Word 2003 and later, Publisher,
Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, FrameMaker, PageMarker, Quark
XPress and more.
- Video:
Create
Multiple Barcodes Using The IDAutomation Barcode Image Generator
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Product: ActiveX
Barcode Control
Single Users from $199
Developers from $395 Supported:
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- Generate barcodes as dynamic graphic images without
using fonts.
- Supports Code 128, Code 39, UPC, Intelligent Mail, PDF417,
Data Matrix, QR Code and more.
- Automatically formats barcodes to include start and
stop characters in addition to checksum calculations.
- Tutorial:
Installing and Using the ActiveX Barcode Control in Microsoft
Excel
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| Excel Barcode Integration
Videos
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If assistance is needed, please
contact IDAutomation.
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