How to type or print the extended characters in a font (such as in the
Code 128 or ITF fonts)
If the font being used has extended
ASCII characters, such as Interleaved 2-of-5, OCR-A or Code128, then to print
the extended ACSII characters that are not defined on the keyboard employ
one of the following three methods:
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For barcode fonts, use one of IDAutomation's
font tools that
will automatically format the data to the font.
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Print from the keyboard using the ALT+<xxxx>
key combination where xxxx equals the ASCII character's location in 4
digits. For example, to type ASCII character 194 into Microsoft Word, select
the font in Word, press the ALT key and while holding it down type 0194 on
the keypad of the keyboard. The keypad must be used to do this and 4
digits must be entered.
- It is possible to copy the characters into the Windows clipboard using the Microsoft Character Map
font viewer application and paste them into the application. Character Map
is a free font application that is integrated into Windows. If this application
isn't installed on the Windows PC, go to Control Panel - Add
Remove Programs, select Windows Components and choose Add.
Instructions: 1. Open Character Map. 2. In Font, choose the font to copy characters from. 3. Select the characters, one at a time, so that they all appear in the
"characters to copy" box.
To copy the characters to use to the Clipboard, click
Select, and then click Copy. 4. In the application, on the Format menu, click Font, and then select the
font. 5. On the Edit menu of the application, click Paste to paste the extended
characters from the Clipboard into the document.
- Print ACSII directly from the application. This is
accomplished in Visual Basic using the CHR(xxx) command as in the following
example:
Printer.Font = "Advi25a" Printer.Print Chr(194)
NOTE: If an operating system other than Windows is being used, consult the OS vendor for methods of printing extended ACSII
characters.
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