Salon Maid Software HOW TO GENERATE BARCODES WITH MY PC?
The below response can also be found under "HOW TO GENERATE BARCODES WITH MY PC?" on both our website
www.AlexandriaComputers.com, through our support page or by clicking the menu "Online-Help", within our software.
The way to generate and print barcodes through our software is not very complicated, but it may require you to install the barcode font "IDAutomationHC39M" on your PC. If you cannot see barcodes on your screen or printouts, where they are supposed to be appearing, or you have experienced an error while attempting any "barcode printing", this is most likely due to your PC lacking the barcode font "IDAutomationHC39M". Without it , you will not be able to print barcodes.
You see, the barcode font is just like any other font, like the fonts you use in typing on your PC screen every day. You've probably noticed, when you select a different font, the letters look different. Well, that is what a font is in essence, it just tells your PC what shape to type or show on the screen and on the printer or what kind of a symbol to show after you press a button on your keyboard. The barcode font tells your PC to put certain lines with a certain width and spacing between each other depending on the character or number they will represent, and that is how the barcode is generated.
Now that this is clear, you understand why you need to have this font installed in your Windows in order for it to be used in any software whatsoever including our software as well.
If you do not have the barcode font and our barcode feature didn't work for you, after you've tried it once, you will need to obtain this barcode font. You may purchase a barcode font or you may obtain it for FREE (depending if the type of your organization qualifies to have a FREE barcode font from a certain barcode font developer).
There are many companies out there, that offer barcode fonts for free. One such company that offers FREE barcode fonts is: "http://www.bizfonts/free.com/". Please understand our company - "Alexandria Computers, LLC" is in no way affiliated with "bizfonts.com" and we are not legally liable for your utilization of their fonts or your inability to utilize their fonts and we would encourage you to read all of their licenses, agreements and policies, so to make sure that you are not using their FREE fonts, if your way of using their fonts or your type of organization/business does not qualify for FREE usage (so we are also not liable for your regard or disregard towards their licenses, agreements and policies for their FREE fonts).
If you visit their website and then click on the provided link for barcode font download. After you download the barcode font, please remember where (in which folder) you have it downloaded because you'll need to specify that later. If you obtain the barcode font from "http://www.bizfonts.com/free/", please note that this file that you will download is zipped (compressed with a zip archive) in order for a smaller file size and a faster download. This means you will need to extract the downloaded zip file after its download, by locating it through your "My Computer" menu and right-clicking on it and selecting "Extract-All". This action will extract the file and the fonts from it in this location and they will be ready for installation.
Then simply go to "Start" and then "Control Panel", and then click on "Fonts". In the "Fonts" menu, you need to click on "File" and then "Install New Font... This is where you are going to specify where the font you've downloaded and extracted is located, choose that folder and point to the file of the font, select it from the "List of Fonts" area and click "OK. Now you are done installing the new barcode font and you need to try the above barcode printing instructions again. If your printout didn't work again, or you have experienced an error while attempting the above "barcode printing" instructions again, this is most likely due to your printer not being barcode printing capable and compatible.