Barcode Label Maker Starter Edition

Every commercial product is fitted with its own unique ID, which comes in the form of bars. Just like we have our own identities, products are equipped with barcodes that special machines can read and display thorough related info. There are multiple types of barcodes and with applications like Barcode Label Maker Starter Edition anyone can create them in the blink of an eye.

Once up and running, the application aims and manages to make accommodation a walk in the park. This is because the visual layout is the ribbon menu Office suite style, which you're most likely familiar with. Tabs aren't abundant and hold general options, to insert elements, as well as a data table.

A blank canvas is put at your disposal so you can try out the variety of insert and edit options at your disposal. If the initial shape of the canvas isn't according to your preferences, it can be changed from the options menu, where you can also set up a printer, if available, and it's best you have one, because it's the only way to export projects.

As the name suggests, this is the basic edition of the series, besides the Professional and Enterprise, so don't expect a rich set of options or editing options. However, this simplicity makes it incredibly practical and saves you a great deal of time otherwise spent figuring out what everything does.

Apart from barcodes, there are different drawing tools with which to create lines, rectangles, ellipses, polygons, add text, as well as external images found under a decent amount of formats like JPG, PNG, and TIF. Positioning of each object is as easy as dragging them around or corresponding edges for size. More technical details are made available upon selection in a side panel, with entries for color, size specifications, type of data, and more.

Barcodes benefit from the same amount and number of customization options and styles. Stored in categories, these are added just like regular objects, with types like EAN, UPC, common, postal, and some miscellaneous symbologies. Values are added from the properties panel, with unsupported character types leaving the code blank.

The last ribbon tab entry is dedicated to storing data. It's a suitable place to write down all values or products for which you need to create barcodes, especially because they can be linked to barcodes so you don't have to write down large text strings each time. The only inconvenience is that you can't import external data, and it's a shame considering you can create thorough table formats.

With this edition stripped of options to save to file, you're only left with the possibility to print. You can have a pattern layout created for multiple items on the same sheet of paper and if you also install a virtual printer, saving to file becomes a sneaky option to bypass lack of features.

To sum it up, Barcode Label Maker Starter Edition is a straightforward, highly-intuitive and practical application with which to create and print out barcodes in a matter of minutes. Although stripped of many features, such as options to save, it gets the job properly done, and if it's not enough, you're free to try the more advanced editions as well.