We have to create bar codes for one of our customers. We just use a standard Avery label that is designed for address labels -- nothing special. Here's what we do, copied from the customer's documentation:
Step One: Go to Website.
To create your free barcode go to:
http://www.barcoding.com/upc/
Step Two: Entering in Barcode SKU
In the “Barcode Data:” field, type the code you want to make a bar code from.
Step Three: Select the Barcode Type
In the “Barcode Symbology” drop down menu select the UCC/EAN 128
Step Four: Select the Output Format
In the “Output Format” drop down menu select ‘jpg’ and click the “Generate Barcode” button
Step Five: Select the Avery Label Wizard template
Open a Word document and follow directions on how to use Avery Label wizard provided in the label box or in the help menu of Microsoft Word.
Step six: ‘Copy’ barcode image from site
Once you have selected and opened the appropriate Avery Label template go back to the barcode generator web page and ‘right click’ the barcode image and select copy.
Step six: ‘Paste’ barcode image into the label template from site
‘Right click’ in the first field and ‘click’ on paste. This copies the generated readable barcode in the template field. (Note: The size of the barcode is typically larger than the space provided. So you will have to adjust the size.)
Step seven: Adjust barcode image to fit template area
‘Left click’ on the barcode that you just pasted into the template. ‘Click’ and hold the bottom right ‘size box marker’ and drag your mouse to the left and upward until the barcode fits into the template space provided.
Step eight: Centering Barcode in template area
Select the barcode and click on center button to center your barcode and then add your description and other information required on the label.
Step nine: ‘Copy’ barcode and description to other marked areas
Highlight the entire template cell, ‘right click’ and select ‘copy’ from the menu. Once you have copied the information ‘right click’ the cell directly located to the right of your first cell and select ‘paste’, this places the first cells information into the adjacent cell. Repeat the paste portion of step eight in the remaining cells located to right until you form an entire row.
Step nine: ‘Copy’ the first row into each row of the template
Highlight the completed row that was created by following steps 1 – 8. ‘Right click’ on a portion of the highlighted area and select ‘copy’. This allows you to ‘paste’ the entire row in each of the remaining rows by ‘right click’ and ‘paste’ in each of the far left cells of the template.