====== How to print actual scannable barcodes with the staff client ======

===== Step 1) Download and install a barcode font =====

In this case I tried a freeware (free as in beer) font from [[http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/|BarcodesInc]], Code 39 (AKA Code 3 of 9).  The file is named free3of9.zip, and if you unzip it you should see
<code>
FRE3OF9X.TTF
FREE3OF9.TTF
FREE3OF9.TXT
</code>

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**.

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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.

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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, 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 =====

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//.

{{: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.

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===== Step 3) Open the Receipt Template Editor in the Evergreen staff client =====

In EG 2.1, this would be under //Admin// -> //Workstation Administration// -> //Receipt Template Editor//.  It should default to the item_status template, and the //Line Item// box should contain something like this:
<code html>
<li>%title%<br/>
Barcode: %barcode%
</code>

We want to put **<span style='font-size: 25pt; font-family: "Free 3 of 9 Extended"'>*** in front of %barcode%, and ***</span>** after it, like so:
<code html>
<li>%title%<br/>
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.

{{: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.