How to Change Text to Barcode

Bar codes are an important part of any retail sales system or internal inventory management system. Bar codes store lots of information in a small space. They're often used to track products and purchases. Bar codes are primarily used to represent numerical figures, but they can also store words and text. This provides users with multiple options for tracking important information and storing data.

Instructions

1. Visit the BarCoding.com website to download the "Free Bar Code Generator (with Multiple Formats)."

2. Enter the text you want to convert to a bar code into the "Bar Code Data" field.

3. Change the "Bar Code Symbology" field to "Code 128" and select the image output format you prefer.

4. Click the "Generate Bar Code" button.

5. Right-click on the new bar code image and click "Save image as," then select the location on your computer where you would like to store the image.

Tips & Warnings

• Upload your new bar code image to the Zxing.com website's "ZXing Decoder Online" to see how a scanner or bar code reading software would interpret your bar code.

References

• Write Your Own Name using Barcode - Convert any Text into a Barcode Image Online

Resources

• Free Barcode Generator (with Multiple Formats)
• ZXing Decoder Online