• This barcode add-in for Excel supports generating PDF-417 barcodes in Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010 in various operating systems including Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, etc.
• All cells in the excel spreadsheet can be converted into required PDF-417 with a click and the barcode can be changed automatically with the content of the linked cell.
• The generated PDF-417 can be printed with all printers. Users can print extremely accurate barcodes on low-resolution printers such as thermal transfer barcode printers as well as high-resolution printers.
• A batch of high quality PDF-417 barcodes can be generated in Excel with a few clicks in a few seconds.
• Three data modes are supported in PDF-417 barcode add-in including "Text", "Byte" and "Numeric". And add "Auto" data mode to simplify data encoding.
• PDF-417 barcode size can be modified by adjusting the X dimension, row count and column count. Among which, row count means the number of rows for PDF 417 which ranges from 3 to 90; column count means the number of columns for PDF 417 that ranges from 1 to 30.
• Aspper Excel barcode add-in supports generating Truncated PDF 417 which omits the right row indicator & stop pattern in order to save space.
• Nine levels of error correction are provided in this Excel barcode add-in from 0 to 8. This error correction allows the symbol to withstand some damage without causing loss of data. Users may choose the right error correction according to the using environment.
• "Enable Tilde" function is integrated in PDF 417 Excel add-in. If users want to encode specific ASCII characters, just set this function to be true.

Create PDF-417 Barcode in Excel

• Open a blank Excel document and click the "Add-Ins" tab.
• Select "Create Barcode" and the "Barcode Settings" panel shows in the right of the document.
• Select a cell, change barcode type to PDF-417, input barcode data and click "Generate". A PDF-417 barcode is generated in Excel.
• Change the barcode parameters if needed and click "Update", a required PDF-417 is generated. If users want to delete the generated barcode, just select the barcode and click the "delete" key.

Create PDF-417 Lists in MS Excel

• Start with a new Excel workbook.
• Type some data into a few cells and select all the cells that will convert to barcodes.
• Choose the barcode type to PDF-417 and click "Generate".
• A batch of PDF-417 barcodes is generated in Excel.

Link a Cell with PDF-417 Barcode

• Open a new Excel workbook.
• Create a PDF-417 in Excel, and click "link to cell".
• Select a blank cell, type some needed data and select "Update". The former generated PDF-417 data have changed into the later cell data.
• If a list of data needs to be changed, users just need to click "update link to cell" button.