Barcode Nerds

The weird world of barcodes, QR and auto-ID miscellany.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Starting a Barcode Project

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Have you been tasked with a barcode project? Are you suddenly the go-to person for making company barcodes and have no idea where to even st...
Tuesday, August 01, 2017

How to Make Code 39 Barcodes in Crystal Reports

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Did you know that SAP Crystal Reports comes with Azalea Code 39 barcode fonts and capability built right in? It's true! We've ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Building Code 128 Barcodes in Crystal Reports

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It shouldn't be rocket science! We've simplified things with quick and easy custom functions to make Code 128 and GS1-128 b...
Thursday, July 06, 2017

Azalea Is an Excellent Name, We Agree

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Our software is also hypoallergenic and fragrance-free! Find super absorbent, all natural barcode software at azalea.com .
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Tuesday, July 04, 2017

How to Put Barcodes on Existing Packaging

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If your product already has packaging, how do you add a barcode to it? Over-label !
Thursday, June 29, 2017

Barcodes and Data Entry

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Data entry is the worst . Know what makes it better? Barcodes .
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

All About ISBN Barcodes

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What does ISBN stand for? Where do you get an ISBN? How do you turn an ISBN number into an ISBN13 barcode ? You have ISBN questions ...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Barcode Glossary & FAQ

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What does ISBN stand for? What does 'symbology' mean? What on earth is an Application Identifier ? What you need is a barcode gl...
Thursday, June 08, 2017

Barcodes Don't Have to Be Boring!

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Barcodes have rules that must be followed to be quickly scannable, every time. But once you create accurate bars and spac...
Tuesday, June 06, 2017

How to Make UPC and EAN Barcodes in Excel

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When you need to make UPC or EAN barcodes by the hundreds or thousands it doesn't make sense to create them one at a time! Azale...
Friday, June 02, 2017

All About UPCs

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How do you get UPC barcodes for your products? What's a 'company prefix'? Can you make up your own UPC numbers? You have ...
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Interleaved Two of Five Barcodes: What Are They?

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What is an Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode? What does 'interleaved' mean? What's an 'ITF-14'? Do we have the answers fo...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

What Exactly is a Code 39 Barcode?

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What is it used for? How do you make one? Find all the answers in the Code 39 FAQ .
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Let's Talk About Code 128 Barcodes

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What are they? What data goes in them? What is a "GS1-128" barcode? Are there specs and standards? Find all the answers in...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Printing Better Barcodes

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Printed barcodes only need to do one thing: scan correctly. Find out what you need to do to print accurate, scannable barcodes .
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

What's the Best Way to Share Barcodes?

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In a PDF! When you need to share barcodes with a client, customer or coworker, save them to a high-quality PDF document .
Monday, May 22, 2017

Why Are Barcode Fonts Better Than Barcode Images?

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Why not barcode graphics? Find out why barcode fonts are so quick and easy .
Friday, May 19, 2017

How to Size Barcodes

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Making scannable barcodes that fit into your label, template or package design is critical. Barcodes that are too small or too larg...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

What Exactly Is the Deal With Barcodes and 666?

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This is a perennial favorite of ours here at Azalea. Is it true? False? Somewhere in between? We did the research so you don't ...
Friday, May 12, 2017

Did you know you can make Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) barcodes in Excel?

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Whether you need to create standard I 2 of 5 or ITF-14 barcodes, we've got the macros to get you barcoding!
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Code 128 & GS1-128 Barcodes in Excel Spreadsheets

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Today's the day you get those Code 128 and GS1-128 barcodes DONE! We have the Excel macros you need to finally finish that bar...
Tuesday, May 09, 2017

How to Make Code 39 Barcodes in Excel

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Need to create Code 39 barcodes by tens, hundreds, or thousands in your Excel spreadsheet? Our C39Tools for Windows comes with free...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Flashback to the Birth of Retail Barcodes

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"Something was on the horizon in 1973 that would revolutionize the grocery shopping experience." The Raleigh News &...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Azalea Software and the New National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Azalea's founder Jerry Whiting has always been a collector of fine photography and hard-to-find images from America's 20th century ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A Fun New Excel Macro With An Excellent How-To

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flipText is a small Excel macro that easily reverses the order of text in a spreadsheet. While converting "stressed" to "des...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Creative UPCs

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There's no real reason to get creative with UPC barcodes on retail packaging. Which makes it that much more delightful...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Endangered Zebras' Barcodes May Help Save Them

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Vicki Croke at The Animalist has an interesting piece up about the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust using zebras' individual 'barcod...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

We Don't Have An Office But If We Did..

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While this one is my favorite color, it's a touch on the broody side. And it's in St. Petersburg, Russia, which has 123 days of snow...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Code 39 Barcodes in SAP Crystal Reports

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Azalea has had a long and happy relationship with SAP/Business Objects Crystal Reports - years and years. We love talking to Crystal custom...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Grandfather of the Modern Barcode, Norman Joseph Woodland, Has Died

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From lecturer in mechanical engineering at Drexel University to technical assistant on the Manhattan Project to inventor of the orig...
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