{"id":3218,"date":"2014-09-05T15:12:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T19:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/3218\/how-do-i-print-barcodes-on-my-invoices\/"},"modified":"2018-12-21T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T19:01:12","slug":"how-do-i-print-barcodes-on-my-invoices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/55454840\/how-do-i-print-barcodes-on-my-invoices\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I print barcodes on my invoices and purchase orders in inFlow On-Premise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you looking to print your barcodes straight onto your invoice or purchase order? This can be helpful if you want to make picking items from your inventory even easier! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve created a custom document template for you to use, but if you wanted to make one yourself, click <\/span><a href=\"#DIY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for steps!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to use our custom document template with barcodes:<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: to make space for barcodes on the printed order, we\u2019ve replaced the Item Description column to accommodate the product barcodes. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll need to have our Free Archon Code 39 Barcode font installed on your computer in order to print barcodes on your orders. You can download it <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/download.cnet.com\/Free-Archon-Code-39-Barcode-Font-for-Business\/3000-2190_4-75994173.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download your desired custom document template by clicking the appropriate link below:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/PURCHASE-ORDER-WITH-BARCODES.docx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchase Order document<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/INVOICE-BarcodeTemplate.docx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invoice document<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To import the custom document template into inFlow On-Premise, go to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main Menu &gt; Options &gt; Print Settings<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom Do<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cs from the icons on the left.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add New Custom Doc<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose one of two types of documents <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to import an invoice document choose <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales Doc, Header &amp; Line<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Items.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to import a purchase order document, choose <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchasing Doc, Header &amp; line items<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and choose the custom document you downloaded in step 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter a name for your custom document.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8220;OK&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, your custom document with barcodes is in inFlow and can be used for printing! Please be sure to check out our article <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/30820870\/how-do-i-useprint-my-custom-document\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for steps on how to print a custom document. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"DIY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to create a custom document template with barcodes (if you want to try it on your own!):<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As long as you install a barcode font on your computer, you can set up a custom document template to print barcode labels for products listed in a sales order or purchase order!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don&#8217;t already have a barcode font installed on your computer, you can search and download a free barcode font from the Internet, for example the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/download.cnet.com\/Free-Archon-Code-39-Barcode-Font-for-Business\/3000-2190_4-75994173.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Archon Code 39 Barcode Font available on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before getting started, have a look<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/42656054\/how-do-i-createedit-a-custom-document\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for steps on how to create a custom document template.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to add the &#8220;ItemBarCode&#8221; field into the Custom Doc template, and set the template layout to fit your label papers. You can test how it works by opening the sample order template, and changing the <em>Description<\/em> column to show <em>Barcode<\/em> instead. Simply change the column heading and then right click on the &#8220;ItemDescription&#8221; field to select &#8220;Edit Field&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17601 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_1.png\" alt=\"55454840_1\" width=\"333\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_1.png 333w, https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_1-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Then, change the Field name to ItemBarCode, and repeat this for each row of the template:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17591 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_2.png\" alt=\"55454840_2\" width=\"490\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_2.png 490w, https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_2-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Next, select and change the barcode fields to use the barcode font:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17581 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_3.png\" alt=\"55454840_3\" width=\"349\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_3.png 349w, https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_3-124x300.png 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Once the template is <a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/30820870\/how-do-i-useprint-my-custom-document\/\">saved and imported back into inFlow On-Premise<\/a>\u00a0from the <em>Print Settings <\/em>window, you can test it by generating this Custom Invoice with sales order items that have barcodes:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_4.png\" alt=\"55454840_4\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_4.png 490w, https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/09\/55454840_4-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n\n<p>Please check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/42656054\/how-do-i-createedit-a-custom-document\/\">custom documents<\/a> article for more details on how to set up your documents and let us know if you&#8217;re having trouble!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to print your barcodes straight onto your invoice or purchase order? 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