TEC-IT News: Barcodes, Labeling, Data Acquisition

TBarCode Office was revised for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. For the new version the following functions have been focused:

• Microsoft Office 2016
  The add-in is compatible with Microsoft Word 2016 and Microsoft Excel 2016.
• GUI Facelift
  The TBarCode Office Add-In was modernized.
• Escape Sequences
  Microsoft Word Add-In: Escape sequences for special characters (like FNC1) can be added through the Insert Field wizard.
• Encoding Data from Bookmarks
  Bookmarks can be referenced with the place holder format: [@!Bookmark]. The content of the bookmark will be encoded in the bar code while printing.
• System Resources
  Added monitoring of system resources (free GDI objects) during bar code generation. A warning is displayed if the available GDI objects are running low. On demand the user can disable warnings in the Add-In options.

All enhancements and bug fixes are listed in the version history of TBarCode Office.

The download of TBarCode Office is for free. Owners of an active maintenance agreement or a V10 license are eligible to update without additional costs.

TEC-IT announces the availability of version 11.2.3 for TBarCode SDK. The following problems were corrected:

• Codabar 2
  The check digit calculation with start and stop characters was corrected.
• Application Identifiers
  The list of supported application identifiers (AIs) has been updated.

A complete list of enhancements is available in the version history of the product.

Download TBarCode SDK for free and install the software today! Owners of an active maintenance agreement or a V11 license are eligible to update without additional costs.

We are pleased to release a maintenance release for the barcode maker software Barcode Studio. These are the enhancements of version 15.3.0 :

• Barcode Export - File Name
  When exporting bar-codes, the user can choose between using the last used file name or a file name auto-generated from the barcode data.
• Barcode Options
  It is now possible to change barcode options (as known from TBarCode SDK) directly via the GUI.
• Codabar Checkdigit Calculation
  The Codabar check digit now considers the start/stop characters of the barcode by default. The user may change this behavior via the barcode options.
• Application Identifier Update
  Updated the list of supported application identifiers (AIs).
• TBarCode Library 11.2.3
  Using TBarCode Library 11.2.3.

Give it a try! Download Barcode Studio.

Great news: Barcode Keyboard V2.0 was redesigned from scratch and represents the ultimate timesaver - read on to learn more!

TEC-IT's new Barcode Keyboard V2 app for Android is based on the current Google Keyboard as available in Android 4.0 or higher. In addition to the well-known basic keyboard functionality it offers integrated barcode scanner support. Using this keyboard you are able to key in information manually or - as a convenient alternative - to scan barcodes directly into any app. Application switching or error-prone copy/paste is no longer required.

The barcode-scanning functionality is available for most target apps without additional modifications.

Some exciting features of this innovative keyboard app:

• State-of-the-art keyboard layout
• Voice recognition, suggestions, dictionaries, fast keyboard switching
• Guided installation
• Multi-language support
• Configurable scanner keys
• Quicktext (custom text macros) support
• Integrated camera scanner (portrait, landscape, automatic)
• Versatile licensing capabilities (Google Play licensing, online activation without a Google account, bulk licensing with license files based on device serial number)
• Simple bulk configuration by files
• Rule-based scanner behavior, adjustable initial keyboard layout
• Automated, field-triggered scanning of barcodes (autoscan) without user interaction
• External barcode scanner support

Download Barcode Keyboard from Google Play: Barcode Keyboard

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