SmartCodeComponent

SmartCodeComponent is a small-sized component that insert barcodes into documents. It can be used as a standalone utility as well as inserted into Windows-based application that supports OLE Server, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and WordPad.

After the installation operation is over, you can insert SmartCodeComponent into Microsoft Word from the "Object" submenu of the "Insert" menu as an object type. A default barcode will be loaded in the document, which can be double-clicked to change its properties. However, you can also launch the tool from its executable file, without having to open a third-party application.

The main app window has a simple appearance and layout, showing a very large size of the default barcode. The properties can be modified from the ribbon bar, such as the code type.

There are many 1D barcode options available in this regard, like EAN12, CODE128, CODE128A, CODE128B, CODE128C, CODE93, UPCA, ISSN, ISBN, UPCE, UPCEXT2, UPCEXT3, CODE39ASCII, EAN8, CODE39 and MSI.

You can insert or replace the barcode prefix code based on the country or member organization as well as change the dialog's dimensions when it comes to the bar ratio and width, X and Y offset, width and height (depending on the barcode type).

Also, you can tinker with the text that can be recognized by people, such as the font (name, size and style), arrangement (style, placement, alignment), display and effects (strikeout, underline, start/stop characters). From the "File" menu, it's possible to save the barcode as a WMF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, GIF or BMP image.

We haven't come across any compatibility issues with Windows 10 in our testing since SmartCodeComponent worked smoothly. All aspects considered, SmartCodeComponent offers a simple solution for inserting barcodes into any OLE Server-supported programs and saving them as various types of images.