| Seagull Scientific BarTender Barcode Software Comparison Matrix |
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| Printer-Based Licensing |
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| User-Based Licensing |
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| Free Phone and E-mail Technical Support |
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| HTML-Based Context-Sensitive Help |
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| User Interface Translated into 20+ Languages |
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| Full-System Unicode Support (Field Names, Files, Servers, Printers, ect.) |
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| Password Protection |
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| True WYSIWYG Label Design |
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| “New Label” Wizard Ensures Proper Label Setup and Optimizes Performance |
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| Drag and Drop Creation of all Objects, Including Lines, Boxes and Graphic Images |
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| Unlimited Undo / Redo Command |
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| Functions for Automatic Alignment of Multiple Objects |
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| One-Tenth Degree Rotation of Lines, Boxes, Text, and Graphics |
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| Built-in Printer Font Support |
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Import Graphics in BMP, DCX, DIB, DXF, EPS, IMG, JPG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, WMF, WPG |
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| Industry-Specific Graphic Symbol Font Libraries |
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| Export Bar Codes and Labels for Use in Other Programs |
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| Automatic Positioning and Alignment |
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| Rectangular Label Outline |
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| Circular and Elliptical Label Outline |
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| Unlimited Undo / Redo Command |
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| Full Color Support Including Text Backgrounds and Shape Fills |
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| Specify Background Images and Colors to Appear “Behind” Label Designs |
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| Customizable Print-Time Prompts for Keyboard / Scanner Data |
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| Library of "Ready-to-Print" Formats |
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| Customizable Library of Reusable Components |
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| Computation of Label Size from Number of Rows and Columns |
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| Database of Thousands of Common Industry Label Stocks |
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| Thumbnail Previews of Saved Label Formats, viewable both in BarTender and Windows Explorer |
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| Metric and US Measurement Systems |
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| Any Label Size |
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| Any Number of Label Rows and Columns Per Sheet |
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| Automatic Computation of Label Size From Number of Rows and Columns |
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| Database of Thousands of Common Industry Label Stock Dimensions |
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| Rectangular Label Outline |
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| Circular and Elliptical Label Outline |
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| Versatile font support: TrueType, Adobe, PostScript, Downloadable, and Built-In Printer Fonts |
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| On-Screen Text Editing |
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| Rich Text Formatting |
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| Scale Text Horizontally or Vertically |
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| Auto-Size Text to Fit Preset Heights and Widths |
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| Basic Paragraph Support: Aligning and Spacing |
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| Advanced Paragraph Support: Justifying and Indenting |
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| User-Definable Tab Stops |
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| White-on-Black Text Printing |
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| Arc and Circular Text |
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| Numerous 1D Symbologies |
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| Numerous 2D Symbologies |
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| Extensive Library of Industry-Standard Bar Code Formats |
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| Option to Display Start / Stop Characters |
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| Variable and Unlimited Width and Height |
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| Minimum Width Limited Only by Printer Resolution |
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| UCC / EAN 128 Application Identifier Setup Wizard |
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| Automatic Check Digit Capability |
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| Sequentially Numbered Bar Codes |
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| Place Text Anywhere in Relation to Bar Codes |
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| Customizable Character Template |
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| Independently Suppress or Display Characters from Different Sub-Fields |
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| Over One Thousand Five Hundred Printers Supported |
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| True Windows Drivers, Can Be Used By Other Programs |
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| Seagull Drivers with Status Monitor Display Printer Status in the Standard Windows Spooler |
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| Advanced On-Screen Print Preview |
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| Advanced Cutter Control |
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| Set Starting Position on Pages of Partially Used Labels |
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| Supports Printer-Based Bar Codes, Serial Numbers, Time, Date, and Copies |
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| Speed Optimization Reuses Repeating Data Instead of Resending |
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| Local and Network Printer Support |
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| Identical and/or Serialized Copies Controllable from Keyboard and Database |
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| Basic Serialization (Increment, Numeric Base 10) |
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| Numeric, Alphabetic, and Alphanumeric Increment or Decrement by Any Interval |
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| Base 36 and Custom Base Serialization |
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| Separate Rollover/Rollunder and Value Reset Options |
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| Preserve or Expand Field Length When Rolling Over |
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Microsoft OLE DB and ODBC Support, Including Drivers for:
Access, AS/400, Btrieve, dBase, Excel, FoxPro, Informix,
Interbase, Linux, MySQL, Oracle, Paradox, Pervasive.SQL,
PostgreSQL, Progress, SQL Server, Sybase,and More |
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| Read Excel Files |
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| ASCII Text Files (Quote & Comma, CSV, Tab, User-Defined, & Fixed Width) |
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| Drag and Drop Data Linking |
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| Versatile Multiple-Table Data Access |
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| Import Variable Graphics from Databases |
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| Data Query Wizard and Custom SQL Assistant |
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| Individual Record-Picking at Print Time |
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| Visual Basic Scripting for Custom Data Processing |
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| User-Definable Min and Max Field Lengths |
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| Use and/or Exclude Select Portions of Database Fields |
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| Customizable Data-Entry Filters and Error Checking |
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| Multiple Sub-Fields Concatenated Per Label Object |
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| Source Data with Keyboard, Time & Date (From PC or Printer) |
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Full System Unicode Compatibility: Supports not just data, but also names of fields, tables, files, printers, servers, etc. |
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| Easy Entry of Special and "Unprintable" Control Characters |
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| Shareable Data Fields |
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| Customizable Message Box Handling |
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| Logs Errors and Events to a File |
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