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POSTNET Font Advantage Package DEMO
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software is installed on;
this software may only be used according to the
License Agreement.
Demo versions of this software may be used for
evaluation purposes only |
NOTE:
We recommend you use our
Font Tools to automatically perform the required check character
calculations on barcode fonts and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly. Although the POSTNET and PLANET barcode fonts are scaleable, they only meet USPS requirements when they are printed with a font size of 12. The OCR-A font should be printed at 9 points and the
Code 128 & Interleaved 2
of 5 barcode fonts should be printed at the font size of 20. These sample
fonts should only be
used for testing and evaluation purposes because they do
not contain the number "5" and they do not contain any
of the FIM bar codes or symbols. In addition, the OCR-A font is
missing several characters and Interleaved 2 of 5
& Code 128 fonts contain the text "DEMO" in some of the characters which
can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan can be
obtained by scanning the lower 50% of the barcode that does not contain
any "DEMO" text on it. To obtain the fully functional POSTNET bar code font
package containing all symbols, you may
order now.
INDEX:
- Font Tools Provided - to help users integrate barcode fonts into their applications, we provide
font
tools that are free to use with our barcode fonts that include
MS
Office Macros for Word, Excel and Access with VBA,
FileMaker
Pro Plug-ins,
Oracle Reports
Libraries,
Visual
Basic, C++, PowerBuilder, FoxPro and JAVA Source Code,
LotusScript,
DLLs,
Crystal
Reports User Function Libraries (UFLs) and a
check
digit calculation application with Visual Basic and FoxPro source code as a
free download for programmers and technical users. The plug-ins, macros, UFLs
and code provided automatically format the start, stop and check
characters to the barcode font. Our
MS
Office Macros for Word, Excel and Access also include special
functions for the creation of USPS Special
Services bar codes. These functions automatically add in the required
application identifier as well as calculate the MOD 10 check digit and the
symbology check digit.
- Multiple Postnet Fonts Provided - the POSTNET (POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique) barcode
is a special barcode developed by the US Post Office
to encode zip code information. POSTNET bar codes on US
mail improves the speed, accuracy and delivery of
mail. Some US Post Offices also offer a discount for
sending bulk mail when you use the Postnet barcode font. Multiple
versions of this font are provided in this advantage package to support
printers that print darker or lighter than normal. The Postnet font should
be used with our Postnet() function in our
Font Tools
- FIM bar code fonts - the FIM bar code font is included and is used
to sort business reply mail from other mail. For more
information on the FIM bar code fonts, visit the
FIM Barcode Font
information page.
- Planet Fonts Included - the PLANET is a new bar code used to track mail.
Visit
the PLANET Font Site for PLANET information. The Planet font should be
used with our Postnet() function in our
Font Tools
- OCR-A Font Included - the OCR-A font should be printed at 9
points for OCR-A size 1 which is 10 CPI. OCR-A size 1 is required for USPS
scanners to automatically read the address when the barcode is unavailable
or not readable.
- USPS Special Services Support - when printed at 20 points, the
Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 128 fonts will produce the exact dimensions required by the USPS special
services, which is a height
of .75" and an X dimension of .0135".
- Canada Post Support - when printed at 25 points, the AdvC128d font will produce the dimensions required by the CANADA
POST, which is a height of 1" and an X dimension of .017".
- Multiple Formats Provided - when you purchase a license for this font, you will receive all versions
in a single ZIP file. The manual is supplied in a file named
"readme" in the ZIP file. The following fonts are included:
- The
Windows TrueType fonts supplied, are
compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows greater than version
3.1 and all versions of Macintosh OS greater than 10.1 (OS X).
- Macintosh Classic TrueType fonts are supplied in MacBinary format
and are compatible with
System 7.1 to the latest version of System 9 OS.
- PostScript Type 1 fonts are supplied in binary,
ASCII and Macintosh Classic MacBinary versions.
- Also included in this package are PCL, BDF and FON fonts.
- With the purchase of a Developer License, you may
convert our fonts to TrueDoc, OpenType, AFP and other formats.
- You may also get more information on what
font
types are provided.
- For
the most up to date installation procedures for
other operating systems, please visit our
Technical
Support Site.
To install the TrueType fonts in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE program or perform the
following for manual installation:
- Click on Start, Select settings and click on Control
Panel.
- Click on Fonts, Click on File in your main tool bar,
Select Install New Font.
- Select the folder where you placed the barcode fonts.
- The fonts will appear and look like this:
FontName (true type) - select the fonts you want to install and
choose OK.
- Click Start and choose to shut down and restart your
computer.
- The font should be active when you restart your computer.
Installing the fonts on Macintosh OS X:
- Drag or copy and paste the TrueType font file(s) ending in TTF
to the Library/Fonts folder.
- To activate the fonts, restart the application - some applications may
require you to restart the computer.
- The font should now be active in the font menu of your application.
To install the TrueType font on the
Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
- Download and install Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh if you do not have
an expander utility that can open ZIP files and decode MacBinary files.
- Open the ZIP distribution file that contains the fonts by dragging the ZIP file
on the Stuffit Expander icon. The font files will be extracted from the ZIP
distribution file and will appear in a subfolder of the folder you placed
the ZIP file in. Open this subfolder to view the font files. At this
point, you may want to view the documentation supplied with the font files.
To do so just drag the file "1readme.html" to the Netscape or
Internet Explorer icon.
- Now we must decode the files from MacBinary format. Drag the font files
that you wish to use that
end with "mtt" to the Stuffit Expander icon.
- Drag the decoded font files to the System - Fonts
folder.
- Restart the application you wish to use the font with.
- The font will be active in the font menu of your application.
- To create the correct output for the font, you will need to choose the font
in your application and type in the corresponding letter.
Font
installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here
- We recommend you use our
Font Tools to automatically perform the required check character
calculations on POSTNET, PLANET, Code 128 and Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode
fonts and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly.
- Although the POSTNET and PLANET bar code fonts are scaleable, you should use the font size of 12 when printing them. FIM
symbols should be printed with a font size of 36, as in the example at the
bottom of the page. Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 128 fonts should be printed
at 20 points for USPS Special Services.
- POSTNET barcodes can be printed as a 5 digit POSTNET bar code, ZIP+4
POSTNET bar code or a Delivery Point Bar Code, which is also referred to as DPBC. If you are in doubt on which method you should use, contact
your local post office for more information.
- The 5 digit POSTNET bar code consists of the start/stop character, 5
digit ZIP code data, check digit and the start/stop character.
- The ZIP+4
POSTNET bar code consists of the start/stop character, 9 digit ZIP code
data, check digit and the start/stop character.
- The DPBC POSTNET bar code consists of the start/stop character, 9
digit ZIP code data, two DPBC
numbers, check digit and the start/stop character. The two DPBC
numbers are usually the last two digits of the street address, PO Box or
route number. If you are planning on using DPBC, we recommend you
examine Chapter 5 of the USPS Domestic Mail Manual for information on
handling abnormal addresses.
- The POSTNET barcodes must be printed on specific areas of mail, usually
directly below the address. For more information on formatting and placement
of POSTNET bar codes or FIM symbol placement, refer to Chapter 5 of the
USPS document Domestic Mail Manual and USPS Publication
25 or contact your local post office Automation
Specialist for assistance.
Manual check character calculation for POSTNET fonts
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We recommend you use our
Font Tools to automatically perform the required check character
calculations. However, if you wish to manually calculate the check digit
and add in the start and stop characters, it is not that difficult:
- The start/stop character must be used at the beginning and ending of
every POSTNET barcode. For best performance, the parentheses
are used for start and stop characters; "(" for start and
")" for stop. Start and stop codes are combined for the
"!, *, s, or S" characters.
- The last digit of the printed POSTNET barcode symbol is a check digit.
The check digit is obtained by determining the number that when added to
the sum of all numbers of the data in the POSTNET code will produce a
multiple of 10. For example; the check digit for the POSTNET number
of 33727-1426 is 5 because (3+3+7+2+7+1+4+2+6=35 and 35+5=40) Therefore,
the sum of all POSTNET data including the check digit must be a multiple
of 10. The actual font characters used to print this POSTNET code
would be (3372714265).
- Manual calculations for other barcode fonts are provided on the product
pages of the associated fonts.
The following are specifications for the POSTNET and PLANET Fonts:
Parameter |
Approximate Font Dimensions at 12 points |
USPS Dimension Standards |
X Dimension (width of bars) |
.017" |
.015" - .025" |
width of space between bars |
.027" |
.012" - .040" |
Height of short bar |
.051" |
.040" - .060" |
Height of tall bar |
.126" |
.115" - .135" |
Number of bars per inch |
23 |
22 - 24 |
The following are specifications for the OCR-A Fonts:
Font |
Point Size |
CPI |
ANSI Size |
OCR-A |
9 |
10 |
1 |
The following are specifications for the Interleaved 2 of 5 Font
AdvI25d:
Parameter |
Approximate Font Dimensions at 20
points |
USPS Dimension Standards |
X Dimension |
.0135" |
.013" - .020" |
Height of bars |
.75" |
.75" - .80" |
N Dimension
(wide to narrow ratio) |
2.75 |
2.5 to 3.0 |
The following are specifications for the Code 128 Font
AdvC128d :
Parameter |
Approximate Font Dimensions at 20
points |
USPS Dimension Standards |
X Dimension |
.0135" |
.013" - .020" |
Height of bars |
.75" |
.75" - .80" |
Parameter |
Approximate Font Dimensions at 25
points |
X Dimension |
.017" |
Height of bars |
1" |
Font names in the package and compatible
functions:
Font Name |
Function to use in
Font Tools |
Purpose |
AdvPNET |
Postnet() |
Postnet font |
AdvPLNT |
Postnet() |
Planet font |
AdvOCR-A |
na |
OCR-A font |
AdvI25d |
I2of5Mod10() |
Interleaved 2 of 5 font |
AdvC128d |
Code128() or USPSss() |
Code 128 Font |
AdvPNETn |
Postnet() |
Postnet font with bars narrowed by 10% |
AdvPLNTn |
Postnet() |
Planet font with bars narrowed by 10% |
AdvFIM |
na |
FIM barcode font |
POSTNET and FIM
barcode symbols in the fonts:
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