What type of barcodes can be printed by different types of printers?
Thermal bar code label printers support multiple types of barcode symbologies. General-purpose laser and inkjet printers and software applications may not be able to natively print any bar codes or may not offer multiple barcode symbologies. Printer specifications list symbologies that are supported. How do I create and print barcode labels? Just as with like any other printer, you need to install a printer driver in order to communicate with a thermal printer from a PC. You may decide to use existing generic software packages such as MS Word or you may decide to use a specialized software package such as Bartender, Loftware, or any of the other dozen or so barcode labeling packages on the market today. These packages make designing and printing labels easy and are recommended for most labeling projects. If you use one of these software packages, you should use the printer driver provided with the software, not the driver provided with the printer. Still not sure which type of barcode
