Aeromium Barcode Fonts

EXT2 Barcode

The Extension 2 barcode is used to indicate issue number of magazines.

EXT5 Barcode

The Extension 5 barcodeis used to indicate suggested retail price of books and magazines. It is typically used with ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

Generating this barcode using the Barcode Maker

The easiest way to create this barcode is to use the Barcode Maker included in the installation package. Simply goto the Start Menu and launch Aeromium Barcode Fonts > Barcode Maker. This software automates and simplifies the creation of the barcodes for you. After the barcode is created, you can simply copy and paste the barcode into your documents.

Generating this barcode using the Barcode Maker

Generating this barcode in Excel

EXT2 and EXT5 Barcode Fonts

The following is the list of fonts with varying heights supported by Aeromium.

FontCodeEANH1.ttf
FontCodeEANH2.ttf
FontCodeEANH3.ttf (Default Font)
FontCodeEANH4.ttf
FontCodeEANH5.ttf
FontCodeEANH6.ttf

The following is the list of fonts that support the Extended version of the EXT2 and EXT5 barcode. Human readable text is placed on top of the barcode in the following three fonts.

FontCodeEXTEH1.ttf
FontCodeEXTEH2.ttf
FontCodeEXTEH3.ttf (Default Font)

Using this Barcode Manually

The EXT2 and EXT5 barcode uses a Parity table to generate the barcode and the calculation of the barcode font characters involves certain amount of complexity. It is thus recommended to use the Barcode Maker or Excel Add In to generate the barcodes instead of creating them manually.

Sample Barcodes

To encode the data "12" for the EXT2 barcode, simply key in "12" in the Barcode Maker. The output is as follows :

To encode the data "12345 for the EXT5 barcode", simply key in "12345" in the Barcode Maker. The output is as follows :