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How to create UPC/EAN barcodes in Excel using VBA using UPC/EAN Fonts?


How to create UPC/EAN Barcodes in Excel using your VBA Macros (VBA Font Encoder, VBA formulas, font encoder) and the UPC/EAN Package.

The UPC/EAN Font Package includes fonts named IDAutomationUPCEAN and has a suffix of M, L, and XL to indicate the font height.

The VBA encoder determines UPCa, UPCe, EAN13, and EAN8.

=UPCa() creates UPCa encoding
=UPCe() creates UPCe encoding
=EAN13() creates EAN13 encoding - If #REF error use =IDAEAN13()
=EAN8() creates EAN8 encoding

Operating System: Windows

Application: Excel

08-25-17     7.1 year(s) ago    

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NOTE: A new product is now available since this issue was resolved that offers a better way to generate barcodes in Excel on Windows and Mac, the IDAutomation Native Generator for Excel.


To create barcodes using a font, two components are required:
(1) Barcode Font – UPC/EANFont Package
(2) Font Encoder – Download the VBA (Also available in Step 1)

A barcode font is a file that displays a barcode in text format.

A font encoder is a formula inside of an add-in, plug-in, or source code that performs a calculation to convert data into a format that the barcode font can understand. After the data passes through the font encoder, it is referred to as encoded data. The IDAutomation VBA Macros is a free font encoder that encodes data for Excel and Access.


The steps for importing VBA are compatible with Windows Excel 2007 - 2016.


The tutorial assumes that UPC/EAN Font Package (Demo or Sale) is downloaded and installed (click here for installation steps).

1. Download the BarcodeFunctions.zip font encoder to the desired location on your computer. If unsure of where the download is located, run a search on the computer for the name BarcodeFunctions.


2. To extract BarcodeFunctions.zip, right-click on the file and select Extract All.
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3. To identify the location of the IDAutomationVBA.bas file that will be imported into Excel's Visual Basic Editor, navigate through the extracted BarcodeFunctions folder. Remember the location of the file.
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4. Open Excel, select the Developer Tab.
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5. Select Visual Basic.
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6. To import the VBA, select File--Import File and select VBA file.
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7. The VBA is placed in the Modules folder.
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NOTE: Only import one instance of the IDAutomationVBA. If multiple IDAutomationVBA files (with the same file name) are in the modules folder, an "ambiguous name error" with #NAME will occur.

8. Select File--Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.

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HOW TO ENCODE THE DATA AND CREATE THE BARCODE

Let's encode data for UPCa.

For UPCe, use =UPCe()
For EAN13, use =EAN13() - If #REF error use =IDAEAN13()
For EAN8, use =EAN8()


(1) Type some data into cell A2.
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(2) In B2, enter the formula =UPCa(
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(3)Enter the Cell reference and a close parenthesis.
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(4) Press enter.
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(5) Select IDAutomationUPCEAN M, L, or XL font.
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