TEC-IT News: Barcodes, Labeling, Data Acquisition

The most recent update of Barcode Studio, our professional bar code maker and labelling program, offers the following new features:

• Improved HP^® SmartStream^® Support
  Barcode Studio works smoothly with HP SmartStream Composer-Lite V3.0 and HP SmartStream Designer V20.0 (detailed information will follow shortly).
• GS1 Application Identifiers
  The application identifiers for GS1-128 and GS1 DataBar have been updated.
• TBarCode Library 11.3.0
  Barcode Studio uses now the latest TBarCode Library 11.3.0.

For more details see the Barcode Studio version history.

You can get this update directly in Barcode Studio (menu Help - Check for Update...) or you download Barcode Studio from our website.

For users of Barcode Studio Version 15 and for customers with a valid Priority Support Agreement this update is free of charge.

TBarCode Office was optimized for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel to enhance stability. Further improvements:

• Letter Mail Merge
  Text wrapping style "In Front of Text" is supported for bar code objects during a letter mail merge. The barcode must be configured inline with text and then switched to in front of text for positioning.
• Trim Carriage Return / Line Feed
  Add-In for Word: Trim CR/LF from bar code data for codes which do not support CR/LF.

Details about improvements and bug fixes can be found in the TBarCode Office Version History.

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

TBarCode Office enables you to create and insert your own barcodes into Microsoft Word and Excel documents.

To get you started, we show the core functions of TBarCode Office in our Video Tutorials:

• Insert barcodes into a Microsoft Word document
• Create Serial Letters with Barcodes in Microsoft Word
• Insert barcodes in a Microsoft Excel document

Try TBarCode Office for free! Insert 1D and 2D bar codes directly into your Microsoft Word and Excel document! Design your serial letters with barcodes: Try TBarCode Office for your individual tasks.

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We are happy to provide you with the newest version of our Online Label Generator. Create and print barcode- and industry labels in no time at all. You can start immediately, time-consuming label design efforts are not required!

Test the free demo version of the Online Label Generator with a big number of standardized labels:

• VDA 4902
• AIAG Labels
• Volkswagen GTL
• General Motors
• Caterpillar
• GS1 Labels
• Odette
• Galia
• MAT Labels
• LTO Labels
• ...

Registered users save even more time! Registration is free of charge; you will receive 25 print jobs welcome credit. More advantages:

• printing data can be imported from CSV files,
• your data will be automatically saved for future print jobs, re-entering your data manually is not required,
• printing several labels at once is possible (serial printing, batch printing).

YouTube-Video Tutorial: On our TEC-IT YouTube-Channel we introduce you to the new user interface and to the main functions of the Online Label Generator in a video:

We are looking forward to receiving your feedback! Just contact our support in case of questions.

Make sure that your version of Barcode Studio is up to date! The most recent update offers the following improvements:

• Toolbar
  The Toolbar is now automatically shown on starting Barcode Studio. There have been problems displaying it for users of Mac OS X.
• French Translation
  Barcode Studio is now also available in French
• TBarCode Library 11.2.3
  This version of Barcode Studio uses TBarCode Library Version 11.2.3.

You can get this update directly in Barcode Studio (open Barcode Studio, click "Help" in the menu and choose "Check for Update...") or download Barcode Studio from our website.

For users of Barcode Studio Version 15 and for customers with a valid Priority Support Agreement this update is free of charge.

This update for TFORMer Designer offers numerous new features and bug fixes. Here are only a few updates:

New Features
• System fields tfProductName and tfProductVersion
• Extended CheckDigits method to support field-specific check digits for GS1 codes (TFM-6479)
• Added Suppress Error Message property for picture element
• and more...

Bug Fixes
• The output engine now avoids rendering of invisible lines, rectangles and ellipses (either with line-width 0 or with no color and transparent background)
• The Print Dialog now correctly remembers the PostScript file output option
• The SDK options in the Print Dialog will not influence other TFORMer settings anymore
• and more...

TFORMer Quickprint
• The preview is now based on current data field values
• Added tooltip indicators for errors caused by data field values
• Added tooltip indicators for data field information
• and more...

In the detailed history, you can view the full list of improvements and bug fixes for TFORMer V 7.5.19.

You can download this update directly in TFORMer Designer (open TFORMer Designer and click on the link "Check for Updates" in the left column) or download the latest version of TFORMer Designer from our website.

Regular updates provide a more efficient and smooth operation of our software. Therefore, an update is highly recommended - it would be best to download the update for TFORMer Designer today.

This Update is free of charge for users of TFORMer Designer Version 7, or for customers with a valid Priority Support Agreement.