Bar Coding Basics
What is a Bar Code? How is it read? What can you encode in one?

Printing Perfect Barcodes to ANY Printer
How to ensure compliant, readable barcodes from any printer.

Raster vs. Vector Graphics
Explains the important difference between different graphic formats commonly used to create bar codes. Which format is best for producing the highest quality bar codes?

How A Bar Code Reader Works
Bar code readers are extremely simple devices made up of a light source, a photo diode and a simple decoder. It is also very easy to add bar code reading capabilities to any PC program. See how they work and how they interface to a PC.

Reading Bar Codes Directly From A Computer Screen
It is entirely possible to read bar codes directly from a computer screen however there are a number of considerations that must be dealt with first.

Bar Code Symbologies
Descriptions of all the most commonly used types of bar codes (i.e. bar code symbologies).

Which Bar Code Software is right for me?
Discusses the most efficient applications for each of our bar coding tools.

Using the built in PostNet bar coding features of Microsoft Word
Walks you through creating a mail merge document with PostNet bar codes.