How to Encode Data into Code 128 Using Word Add-In
Code 128 Add-in for Word is developed to provide an easy way to integrate barcode generation capability into all major Microsoft Office Word versions, including Microsoft Office Word2007 and Microsoft Office Word 2010.
With Code 128 Add-in for Word, users may use Code set A, Code set B, and Code set C separately to create Code 128 barcodes with various ASCII characters. All the generated Code 128 barcodes are 100% compatible with the ISO / IEC 15417 (2nd edition 2007-06-01). Here is a user guide for Code 128 data encrypting in Word. For other specific information on Code 128 barcode generation setting, please refer to the quick links:
Code 128 Data Related Properties
Symbology
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Barcode Type option, when you want to encrypt Code 128 barcode encodable character sets in Word.
Word Code 128 Barcode Generator encodes:
- Code128Auto: encodes all encodable characters of Code 128
- Code128A: encodes all of the standard upper case alphanumeric characters and punctuation characters together with the control characters
- Code128B: all of the standard upper case alphanumeric characters and punctuation characters together with the lower case alphabetic characters
- Code128C: the set of 100 digit pairs from 00 to 99 inclusive, as well as three special characters
Code
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Data option, when you need to control Code 128 barcode data length in Word.
ProcessTilde
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Apply Tilde option, when you need to encode some specific ASCII characters or GS1 Application Identifiers for Code 128 with a tilde character "~".
- 1-byte character: ~0dd/~1dd/~2dd (character value from 000 ~ 255); ASCII character '~' is presented by ~126
Strings from "~256" to "~299" are unused
- 2-byte character (Unicode): ~6ddddd (character value from 00000 ~ 65535)
Strings from "~665536" to "~699999" are unused
Human-readable Text
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides DisplayText option, when you want to display human-readable code text under Code 128 symbol.
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Font option, when you want to specified human-readable code text of Code 128.
Customize Code 128 Barcode Data in Word
Ensure you have installed those following programs before you start to encrypt your Code 128 valid character sets in Word Document:
- Windows Installer 3.1,
- VSTO 3.0 Runtime sp1,
- .NET Framework 3.5 sp1
- Microsoft Word 2007/2010
- Barcode Add-In for Microsoft Word installed
Customize Code 128 Barcode Data in Word
- Create a new Word Document and activate Barcode Add-In for Microsoft Word;
- Go to "Barcode Setting Panel" and choose "Barcode Type" to "Code 128";
- Input some data - "Code 128" in "Data";
- Click "Generate"; then a Code 128 barcode occurs in your Word Document.
Encode Code 128 Barcode with Different Code Set
- Select the existed Code 128 barcode in Word;
- Set "Barcode Type" to "Code 128C"
- Input some data - "641258" in "Data";
- Click "Update"; then a Code 128 barcode occurs in your Word Document.
Encode Code 128 Barcode with "~" in Word
- Select the existed Code 128 barcode in Word;
- Go to "1D Barcode" and activate "Apply Tilde";
- Input some data - "~641258" in "Data";
- Click "Update"; then a Code 128 barcode occurs in your Word Document.
