When you're ready for barcode printing, PastPerfect is ready. CREATE quick and easy Barcode Labels for your collection items. SCAN your PastPerfect object ID numbers for instant access. TRACK your museum collections with unprecedented accuracy and speed. INVENTORY can be fast and easy with barcode labels and a barcode scanner.

Sample barcode label

Barcode Printing takes your museum to the next level of inventory control and tracking. Barcode printing is a proven technology that can eliminate keyboard data entry errors. Barcode printing has many possible applications in the museum setting, from artifact marking and tracking to inventory control.

You can also print the PostNet format used by the US Postal Service to encode zip code information for automatic mail sorting. Devised exclusively for use by the United States Post Office, this format encodes an address zip code plus the additional zip+4 numbers and the two-digit carrier route.

Hardware Requirements:
You will need a good printer and a barcode scanning device. Barcode labels can be printed on any standard high quality LaserJet or inkjet printer. To insure that the labels can be easily read with the scanner, they should be printed at 600 dpi or higher. Most barcode scanners will read the label formats described above. Scanners come in three basic styles, the wand, CCD, and Laser. The Laser is the best because it can scan labels from a distance of one or two feet. The CCD (Charged Coupled Device) scanners work from a distance of about 1" or less. The wand style scanners are the most economical to purchase.

The Barcode Printing Upgrade requires PastPerfect 3.0 or higher.

For in-depth information about barcode printing, you can download chapter 19 of the PastPerfect user's guide from our download page.

Please Note: Many of the screen shots include the optional Multi-Media Upgrade.