The menu hosts these functions



Menu: File

New

 New
Creates a new barcode. Select the barcode type and enter the data to be encoded.

Open...

(Ctrl+O) Open...
Use this to open a .BAR file. A .BAR file is a description of a barcode. Only the ActiveBarcode Generator is using this file format. It's designed to save barcodes with less storage size.

Open recent files...

 Open recent files...
Shows a list of the recent used files in a sub menu. By selecting a file it will be opened.

Save...

(Ctrl+S) Save...
Use this to save a barcode. Only the ActiveBarcode Generator is using this file format and can open this files.

Save as...

 Save as...
Use this to save a barcode as a .BAR file. Only the ActiveBarcode Generator is using this file format and can open this files.

Export image file...

 Export image file...
This functions saves the current barcode as a bitmap file or scalable vector graphics. You can import this files with many applications. The size of the bitmap is defined over the function "Layout & Size" in the menu Barcode.

Multiple export...

 Multiple export...
This functions saves the current barcode as a bitmap file or scalable vector graphics. You have more options: You can create series of image files and you can rotate the barcode image freely (0-359 degrees) while exporting.

About ActiveBarcode...

 About ActiveBarcode...
Opens a dialog box showing you the current version number and more info about this application.

Exit

 Exit

Menu: Edit

Copy Bitmap

(Ctrl+B) Copy Bitmap
Copies the barcode as a bitmap to the clipboard. Many applications can use this format. Bitmaps are not free scaleable.

Copy Metafile

(Ctrl+M) Copy Metafile
Copies the barcode as meta-graphics to the clipboard. Most applications can use this interchange format. Meta-graphics is free scaleable.

Menu: Barcode

Text...

(F6) Text...
Change the barcode number (or text) here. General enter it without a checksum. Some barcode symbologies support to encode control characters.

Set demo text

(F7) Set demo text
Sets the barcode text for a vaild value for demonstration or test purposes.

Showtext

(F8) Showtext
Decide whether the human readable text line is included or not.

Rotate

(F9-F12) Rotate
Select the orientation of the barcode in 90 degrees steps.

Foreground color...

 Foreground color...
Select the foreground color for the barcode.

Background color...

 Background color...
Select the background color for the barcode.

Font...

 Font...
Select the font for the barcode text.

Align left

 Align left
Sets the alignment of the barcode to left.

Align center

 Align center
Sets the alignment of the barcode to center.

Align right

 Align right
Sets the alignment of the barcode to right.

Borders...

 Borders...

Info

 Info
All info about the barcode will be shown in a dialog box.

Menu: Print

One barcode...

 One barcode...
Use this function to print a barcode in exact dimensions and on a specific place on a sheet of paper. Example: Print one barcode exactly onto a page.

Quick Print

 Quick Print
Prints the barcode without new settings.

Labels...

 Labels...
Print labels with barcodes on it. Example: Printing barcode labels.

Setup label sheet...

 Setup label sheet...
Setup the label sheet for printing. Example: Printing barcode labels.

Printer Setup...

 Printer Setup...
Setup the printer.

Menu: Options

Language German

(Ctrl+D) Language German
Sets the language of the ActiveBarcode Generator to German. All menus and messages will the be displayed in German language.

Language English

(Ctrl+E) Language English
Sets the language of the ActiveBarcode Generator to English. All menus and messages will the be displayed in English language.

UTF-8 encoding

 UTF-8 encoding
If on, characters above ASCII 127 will be encodes in UTF-8. This applies to QR Code, PDF417 and Data Matrix.

Menu: Internet

Help

 Help
Opens help topics from the internet homepage.

Internet Homepage

 Internet Homepage
Opens your default Internet browser and goes directly to the homepage of ActiveBarcode.

Download Page

 Download Page
Opens your default Internet browser and goes directly to the download page of ActiveBarcode.

ActiveBarcode Shop

 ActiveBarcode Shop
Opens your default Internet browser and goes directly to the internet shop of ActiveBarcode.

E-mail

 E-mail
Opens your standard Email software to send an Email to the ActiveBarcode Team.