Barcode For Beginners（条形码初学者）.pdf

Barcode For Beginners Barcode For Beginners Tutorial and FAQ Copyright © 2000-2007 IDA, Inc. IDAutomation and BizFonts are registered trademar s of IDA, Inc. All other trademar s mentioned are the property of their respective owners.  • Why use barcodes? • Barcode types and use • Choosing the best barcode type to use • Products available for printing barcodes • Reading barcodes Copyright © 2000-2007 IDA, Inc. IDAutomation and BizFonts are registered trademar s of IDA, Inc. All other trademar s mentioned are the property of their respective owners.  Why use barcodes? As far bac as the 1960s, barcodes were used in industrial wor environments. Some of the early implementations of barcodes included the ability identify rail road cars. In the early 1970s, common barcodes started appearing on grocery shelves. To automate the process of identifying grocery items, UPC barcodes were placed on products. Today, barcodes are j ust about everywhere and are used for identification in almost all types of business. Copyright © 2000-2007 IDA, Inc. IDAutomation and BizFonts are registered trademar s of IDA, Inc. All other trademar s mentioned are the property of their respective owners.  Why use barcodes? When barcodes are used in the business process, procedures are automated to increase productivity and reduce human error. Whenever there is a need to accurately identify or trac something, bar-coding should be used. For example, in a data entry wor environment, wor ers may be required to enter an enormous amount of data into a customer database system. Instead of manually typing a customer identification number into a database, if the information is contained in a barcode, a data entry operator may scan it in. T