Barcoding Printer

A barcode is a series of printed vertical bars, which can be machine-read using an optical input device such as a light pen, a beam reader, or a slot scanner. CounterPoint allows you to format and output CounterPoint data into printed barcodes. CounterPoint can “translate” text and codes into printed vertical bars without the use of other manufacturers' barcode hardware and/or software. You can also use CounterPoint in conjunction with third-party products to produce barcode images. This document explains how to print barcodes, and provides a description of the barcode types supported by CounterPoint.

Four basic steps are required to print a barcode on a label:

• Set up the physical definition for the label (See Physical Definitions for more information.)
• Set up a barcode definition for the type of barcode to print (See Barcode Definitions for more information.)
• Define the custom format, including the data to print in barcode format (See Custom Formats for more information.)
• Print the label (See Printing Labels for more information.)