How can you write a letter using barcode scanner?

[jpod]

I use MS Word

Is there a way of using a barcode scanner/pen to scan a board with barcodes on that then inserts a 'section' into a Word document.

For instance, blocks of text - but you are making a bespoke document - so you want to choose sections of text - assigned/labelled to each barcode - and add them to the document.

Explain like I am ten.

I know there is an auto complete facility - does it enable you to add a few paragraphs?

I am all ears. Thanks

 

[jpod]

Immediately thought of Mail Merge with Barcodes, but that creates barcodes rather than reads from them.

Been a while since I used mail merge. I used it with a table - it worked well but there was a word limit - if this has changed it is a good way of collating data and populating a report! Thanks.

 

[jpod]

This sounds like autocomplete.

Ah ha! Autotext in MS Word - select a section and press Alt F3 and it saves the text section - this is good.

I wonder if it is possible to use a scanner to scan the bar code and enter the text in the letter. Just seems a great way of writing a bespoke document quickly! Visual rather than keyboard skills.

Many thanks for posting, it is appreciated.

 

[jpod]

You could create barcodes with the text you want and scan them, or if you get auto complete working, create a bar code using the trigger for that auto complete

Either should work

Hi Nik how would you do that - what would be the software to create a barcode that when scanned makes MS Word autocomplete?

Thanks Pod

 

[jpod]

In word I would create the autocomplete part, so if you type ^123 it would be replaced with "Hi how are you" for example, then go online for a barcode creator and create a barcode with ^123, then you should be able to scan the barcode while in word and it will do the autocomplete.

Not got a barcode scanner to hand to test with but that should work, the tricky bit would be keeping the autocomplete upto date and the same across several users

Noted, thanks for posting.

 

[jpod]

Why specifically do you want to use a barcode for this? Why not a drop-down menu or quick button bar?

Visual and doesn't involve typing - do a lot of typing!

 

[jpod]

You could do this with QR codes and a QR code compatible scanner.

Thanks will have a looksie.