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Reading the bar code with a human eye is something which is not possible. For deciphering the information which is mentioned on the bar code there are specially made scanners which can read and bring out all the information that is encoded in them. The Bar Codes have a start bar and also an end bar, which ensures that the scanner has no issues in reading the data which is present on the code. There are some bar codes which have another kind of bar present on them known as the checksum bar code. This checksum code is placed so that the sum which the scanner calculates on the bar can be verified with the sum which is present in the checksum code. Thus, it is used to verify the data and provide the exact result rid of any errors.

How to use Software for Bar code

Today, the market is filled with a lot of software which can use for generating a Bar Code. For generating such codes one needs to first install the software and then there is certain type of specifications which needs to be fed to the system. Such specification includes the height of the code, the width of the code, the spacing between each line of the code and any other symbol that might be provided with. One also needs to provide with the code word which can be changed into the format of the code.

The symbol which is present on these codes is what provides the specification as to the kind of code which is required to be generated. The common kind of codes are the one dimensional kinds and the two dimensional kinds. These both may have more sub divisions present in them, which can be customised as per the requirement of the customer.

What is included in the Software?

The software for making these codes is equipped to let the user create a design for the code. The code can be either made of numbers or alphabets or even a mix of both. At the same time, there are a lot of font options which a user has at his or her disposal so that the coding can be done in a more customised form. There are some manufacturers who are also on the process of using different kind of graphic images in the code, to make it more unique.

There are full suites for these code softwares which are available for purchase in the market. These whole package suites let the user create the software, and also help them in printing the final labels. Thus creating these codes is no more a pain or something which used to give headaches to manufacturers. Coding has made the job much more easier today thanks to these bar codes.






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