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Create GS1-128 Barcodes in Excel for Mac using GS1-128 Font


How can I create barcodes on Mac using the GS1-128 Font Suite?

Operating System: Mac

Application: Excel for Mac

08-23-19     5.2 year(s) ago    

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Note: When generating GS1 symbols, IDAutomation recommends testing the result with the Barcode Decoder App which parses out GS1 data to verify proper encoding.

IDAutomation recommends using the Native Generator for Excel (PRODUCT OPTION 1) which generates images directly in Excel. If you need to use fonts OR need to merge the encoded data, the GS1-128 Font Suite with VBA Encoder (PRODUCT OPTION 2) is the appropriate solution.

1. Download the demo or purchase and install the GS1-128 Font Suite.

This solution supports Excel 2007 and greater in Windows and Excel 2016 and greater on Mac. Older versions of Excel on Mac do not include VBA, for these versions, consider using the AppleScript solution with the GS1-128 Fonts.

How to install fonts on Mac?

2. While this screenshot is for Windows, the location of the VBA file required for formatting the data is located in the same path. Access this location:
The name of the file is IDAutomation_UniversalGS1Font_VBA.bas
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3. Open the file in an editor and copy the contents of the file.


4. Run Excel.


5. Select Tools - Macro - Visual Basic Editor.
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6. Select Insert - Module.
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7. Paste the code copied from the IDAutomation_UniversalGS1Font_VBA.bas file into the module.
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8. Select Debug - Compile VBAProject.
If there are issues, contact IDAutomation's Technical Support Chat. We may have another file easier to import.

9. Select Excel - Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.


10. Example to create a GS1-128 barcode using the data: (01)3001234567890. Enter the formula in lowercase:
In Cell A1, enter ~202013001234567890~m13.
In Cell B1, enter =idautomation_uni_c128(A1,True)

NOTE: The ~202 is used before any Application Identifier that requires an FNC1. The ~m13 calculates the check digit for 13 characters. Setting the second parameter to True allows the function to process any data that has a ~ before it.


11. Press return. The encoded data appears in uppercase letters.
EBJMAIFEFEEGFEFIEIAIGDAFEEMBFCAFDGIAH


12. Right-click the column and select Format Cells.
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13. Select the Font tab.
The font in the GS1 Font Suite begins with IDAutomationGS1 followed by a numeric value that indicates the height. To select the appropriate barcode font for your specification, review this guide: https://www.idautomation.com/barcode-fonts/gs1-128/user-manual/


14. In the Font options, select the IDAutomationGS1 barcode font. Example IDAutomationGS1 64 or IDAutomationGS1 52.


15. Select OK.

HUMAN READABLE
Because the GS1-128 font cannot generate human readable as part of the barcode, it must be created in another cell using the formula:

=IDAutomation_C128HR(Cell,True) or =IDAutomation_Uni_C128HR(Cell,True)

Example:
=IDAutomation_C128HR("~202013001234567890~m13",True)

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