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--- scratchpad:barcode_font [2011/08/01 05:37] – phasefx
+++ scratchpad:barcode_font [2022/02/10 13:34] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 To install in Windows XP (other Windows should be similar), go to //Start// -> //Control Panel// ( optional, -> //Switch to Classic View//) -> //Fonts//.  This should open a window titled **Fonts**.
-{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step1.png?200|picture of fonts window}}
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step1.png?|picture of winxp fonts window}}
 From the //File// menu in the **Fonts** window, choose //Install New Font//.  Navigate using the //Folders:// and //Drives:// sections of the dialog to find your unzipped folder containing the FREE3OF9 font.
-**picture here**
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step1b.png?|picture of winxp fonts dialog}}
 In my case, this was **c:\Documents and Settings\phasefx\My Documents\Downloads\free3of9\**
-Once you find it and see the two fonts listed in the //List of fonts:// section, then choose //Select All// and then //OK//.  The fonts should now be installed and you may close the **Fonts** window.
+Once you find it and see the two fonts listed in the //List of fonts:// section, choose //Select All// and then //OK//.  The fonts should now be installed and you may close the **Fonts** window.
+**Update:** In Windows 7, I was able to simply right-click on a font file after unzipping them and select Install from the context menu.
 ===== Step 2) Test the font =====
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 Now load up Wordpad (for example, by choosing //Start// -> //Run// -> typing //wordpad// and pressing enter).  In Wordpad, select //Format// -> //Font//, and in the Font dialog select "Free 3 of 9 Extended" and increase the font size before choosing //OK//.
-**picture here**
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step2.png?|picture of wordpad font dialog}}
 Now, in the Wordpad document, enter an asterisk (*), type a barcode, then follow with another asterisk.  Print this page and try to scan it.  Assuming this works, on to the Evergreen staff client we go.
-**picture here**
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step2b.png?|picture of barcode font example in wordpad}}
 ===== Step 3) Open the Receipt Template Editor in the Evergreen staff client =====
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 Barcode: <span style='font-size: 25pt; font-family: "Free 3 of 9 Extended"'>*%barcode%*</span>
 </code>
+**Update:** Recently on a Windows 7 system, I had to use "Free 3 of 9" instead of "Free 3 of 9 Extended".
 Select //Save Locally// to make the change.
-**picture here**
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step3.png?|picture of evergreen staff client receipt template editor}}
 Then go to //Circulation// -> //Show Item Status by Barcode (F5)//, scan some barcodes, and select //Print// to try it out.  And that's all there is to it.  You may need to tweak the font-size in the template to make the barcode more easily scannable.