How Do I Install a Barcode Font for use with BrokerForce®?

Barcodes cannot be viewed without installing the correct font on your computer. Bar codes are type fonts just like Time Roman, Arial, etc… If you have not already done so, please run these instructions yourself. Forward this message to your customer only if you are e-mailing the customer a PDF file with barcodes. These fonts are not embeded in PDF files sent from BrokerForce because security software and firewalls block them.  Follow the instructions below for your version of MS Windows.

3 bar code fonts are supported by BrokerForce: UPCA, Free3of9, and EAN.

Begin by downloading this file to your computer desktop: www.brokerforce.com/Download/BF_Fonts.zip

For Windows 7:

1) Double-click on the BF_Fonts.zip file you downloaded

2) Double-click on the font, click <Install> at upper left of the next window. Repeat for all 3 fonts

3) You can delete the BF_Fonts.zip file from your desktop

Vista:

1) Double-click on the BF_Fonts.zip file

2) Right-click on the font, select <Copy>

3) Right-click on your Windows desktop and select <Paste>.

4) Right-click on the font you pasted above and select <Copy>. 

5) Open the "C:\Windows\Fonts" folder so that you can see the list of fonts.

6) Right-click on a blank area inside this folder, and select <Paste>.

7) Right click on the file you just pasted inside the folder, e.g. UPCA, select <Properties>,<Security>, select the login that you are using e.g. “Users Your name”, , and place a check in<Allow All> and <Apply> your changes.  Click to allow the change if a security alert is issued.

8) Double-click on the font file to verify that you see a page of barcodes.

9) Repeat these steps for each font.

10) You can delete the BF_Fonts.zip file from your desktop Windows

XP

1) Double-click on the BF_Fonts.zip file to open the zip file. Place this window at upper left.

2) Open the “C:\Windows\Fonts” folder down and toward the right

3) Drag a font from the BF_Fonts.zip file to a blank area of the folder.

4) Type the first letter of the font on your keyboard e.g. “U” for UPCA. This should locate you in the section of that font file.

5) Double-click on the font, click on at upper left of the next window that pops up and shows the barcodes

6) Repeat steps 3 and 4 once for UPCA, EAN, and Free 3 of 9 fonts

7) You can now delete the BF_Fonts.zip file from your desktop

For more information about printing barcodes, see the : Printing Bar Codes FAQ

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