Internal pre-formatting of data for vCard, advanced GS1-128, etc.

2D barcode fonts (QR Code, Datamatrix, PDF417, etc.) are available, but are much too hard for non-IT-professionals to use.

Each different barcode type and size requires its own particular font.You will need to use some Excel formulas to generate checksums or other characters for most barcode types ID Automation, for one, ships Excel formulas with many of its fonts. Set them up by inserting one or more regular text mail-merge fields, then selecting the barcode font for that text.Word's interface for using them is familiar since it's the same as regular text faces. My own favorites are from ID Automation because they have the widest selection, though I'll admit they're pricey.I personally find add-ins much more convenient. These break down into two main categories: traditional barcode fonts, and the modern barcode add-ins. Virtually all of them work will all Word versions and are available for most barcode types. If DISPLAYBARCODES can't do the job for you or-be honest-is just too much of a hassle to set up, there are third-party solutions. See the later sections for a few notable ones. Yet other types of information requires special internal formatting which Word doesn't do.Note that only a few barcodes types like QR and Code 128 theoretically could support control characters, even if DISPLAYBARCODE did.

If you need to put Tab or Enter (aka 'control characters) in the barcode's data to separate multiple fields: unfortunately DISPLAYBARCODE doesn't let you input them.In those cases, you must compute the checksums using Excel formulas or other software before creating the barcodes These must be computed based on the rest of the data but, unlike many add-ins, Word doesn't generate them for all barcodes. Some types of barcodes require checksum digits as the last character.DISPLAYBARCODE generates a limited range of barcode types.The barcodes don't appear in the sent emails.

Merge to Email (Send Email Messages option of Finish & Merge) does not work.

Other Word versions display nonsense text instead of barcodes

You can send documents containing DISPLAYBARCODE to others, but they must have Word 2013, 2016, 2019 or Word 365 for Windows.

You must have the Word 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 for Windows (no Macs), and must use the docx format.

On the plus side, there's nothing extra to buy or download to use DISPLAYBARCODES, and it's officially supported by Microsoft. Result of DISPLAYBARCODE for the example above Limitations and problems

Press Alt-F9 (the F9 key while holding down the Alt key) once or twice until you see your barcode.

Also, you must not copy & paste the examples shown, and you must not type in the

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