Create Barcode in PowerPoint – a Step-by-Step Guide

An example how to create barcodes in Microsoft PowerPoint with StrokeScribe barcode generator. The example does not require any programming skills.

Setup

• Download and install the barcode generator;
• The example is compatible with all PowerPoint versions starting from Office 2007.

Manually adding a barcode

Step 1. Open a PowerPoint presentation, switch to the Insert tab on the Ribbon, click the Object button:

Step 2. Select the StrokeScribe Document in the Insert Object dialog and press OK:

Step 3. Right-click the barcode object and choose Properties from the context menu:

Step 4. Change any barcode properties you want:

The barcode properties that may interest you first:

• Alphabet - changes the barcode type;
• Text - the text to encode in the barcode;
• Rotation - the barcode rotation angle;
• TextBelow - custom human-readable label text below linear barcodes;
• CodePage - use this property when encoding non-ASCII characters in the barcode.

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