| Barcode equipment is an all encompassing term. It may | | | | Microsoft Access and Excel. |
| include automation products such as Barcode Fonts, | | | | Likewise, with .NET barcode web component, we can |
| latest ActiveX Controls, .NET forms controls, class | | | | create images that are then saved to a disk. These |
| libraries, components, encoders and barcode hardware | | | | controls are simple and compatible with most of the |
| including barcode printers and scanners. We will briefly | | | | development environments. They permit the creation |
| touch upon some of these categories, which add to up | | | | of barcodes, which are then printed. These barcode |
| what we call Barcode equipment. | | | | controls do not make use of any fonts and function |
| Modern barcode fonts are used with a variety of | | | | only as smart graphic images. |
| alternative operating systems like TrueType, BDF, | | | | The Barcode Label Software is very simple to use. It |
| FON, PCL LaserJet soft fonts, PostScript et al. Modern | | | | can print barcodes, texts and graphics on a standard |
| fonts also come in several font formats and font tools. | | | | laser or inkjet printer. This is in addition to labels that are |
| Macros and source code in a barcode font helps in | | | | etched by thermal transfer barcode printers. This |
| the integration of fonts with a given application. These | | | | software employs the effortless WYSIWYG (What |
| fonts can range from data matrix to the True Type | | | | You See Is What You Get) layout and options such |
| barcode font packs offered by various companies | | | | as print preview make this labeling software very |
| these days. | | | | easy to use. |
| Some barcode components like ActiveX Control and | | | | Barcode scanners and printers also fall in the category |
| DLL do not make use of fonts. These components | | | | of barcode equipment. In the present times, we have |
| create barcodes as graphic images. They also support | | | | thermal barcode label printers and new generation |
| several linear and two dimensional barcode | | | | Barcode wands to print and read barcodes in addition |
| symbologies. ActiveX control is basically a trouble-free | | | | to the conventional contraptions. |
| drag-and-drop control used as a barcode add-in for | | | | |