How to Encode Data into EAN 128 Using Word Add-In
EAN-128/GS1-128 Add-in for Word aims to provide a professional barcode solution for those people who want to generate barcodes directly in Word documents. Word version including Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Word 2010 are supported by EAN-128/GS1-128 Add-in for Word.
EAN-128/GS1-128 Add-in for Word supports to encode all ASCII characters, both Standard version and Extended version, for EAN-128/GS1-128 barcodes and provides comprehensive EAN-128/GS1-128 data encoding and other setting guide for users:
EAN-128/GS1-128 Data Related Properties
Symbology
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Barcode Type option, when you want to encrypt EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode encodable character sets in Word.
Word EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode Generator encodes:
- All 128 ISO/IEC 646 characters
- Characters with byte values 128 to 255 may also be encoded
- 4 non-data function characters
- 4 code set selection characters
- 3 Start characters
- 1 Stop character
Code
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Data option, when you need to control EAN-128/GS1-128 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 EAN-128/GS1-128 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
- for GS1 AI Code:
Human-readable Text
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides DisplayText option, when you want to display human-readable code text under EAN-128/GS1-128 symbol.
Barcode Generator for Microsoft Word provides Font option, when you want to specified human-readable code text of EAN-128/GS1-128.
Customize EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode Data in Word
Ensure you have installed those following programs before you start to encrypt your EAN-128/GS1-128 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
Encode EAN-128/GS1-128 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 "EAN-128/GS1-128";
- Input some data - "(01)EAN-128/GS1-128" in "Data";
- Click "Generate"; then an EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode occurs in your Word Document.
Change EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode Data length
- Select the existed EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode in Word;
- Input some data - "(01)248" in "Data";
- Click "Update"; then an EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode occurs in your Word Document.
Encode EAN-128/GS1-128 Barcode with "~" in Word
- Select the existed EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode in Word;
- Go to "1D Barcode" and activate "Apply Tilde";
- Input some data - "~ai2456EAN-128/GS1-128" in "Data";
- Click "Update"; then an EAN-128/GS1-128 barcode occurs in your Word Document.
