3. App screens and features

In Barcode Manager for Windows, you switch between three screens in the tab at the top of the app.

“Reader” screen

“Reader” switches to the barcode reader screen.

“Reader” screen

Depending on the reading method you want to use, use the button at the bottom of the app to read.

(Camera) reads using the camera.

(Clip) reads the barcode displayed on the PC screen.

(File) reads the barcode in the image file.

(History) displays a list of reading history.

For more information on how to use it, see:
4.1.1 Reading barcodes with a camera
4.1.2 Reading barcodes with a device
4.1.3 Reading barcodes displayed on PC screens
4.1.4 Reading barcodes in an image files
5.1 History view

Check here for the types of barcodes that can be read.

“Create” screen

“Create” switches to the barcode generation screen.

“Create” screen

Depending on the type of barcode you want to create, click the button.

“QR Code” creates a QR Code.

“Barcode” creates a barcode other than a QR Code.

For more information on how to use it, see:
4.2.1 Create a QR Code
4.2.2 Create a Barcode

“Settings” screen

“Settings” switches to the settings screen.

“Settings” screen

On the Settings screen, make the following settings.

Camera unit:
Set the camera to be used in the app.

Scan Rate :
Sets the scanning rate for camera reading.

Symbology Filter :
Set the type of barcode that can be read by this app.

Decode Supplementals :
Set whether to read the supplementals of UPC/EAN/JAN code.

Actions :
Set whether to execute an action (such as “Open link”) when reading a QR Code.

History :
Set whether to store scanned deta after scanning the barcode.

Manage trusted hosts:
Manage hosts that allow you to open a destination without displaying a confirmation message when you read the QR Code of a web link.

Search engine:
Set the search engine to use in the Search on web action.

Scan Speed:
Set the balance between scanning speed and accuracy.

Low Power Mode :
Sets whether the app should run in low-power mode.

UI:
Set the app’s user interface (UI).

Preview:
Set whether or not to try new features (previews) before they are released to the public.

Display language:
Set the language to display in the app.

License:
Register your subscription to perform license authentication.

For more information on how to use it, see:
6.1.1 Preferred Camera
6.1.2 Scan rate
6.2.1 Symbology filter
6.2.2 Decode Supplementals
6.2.3 Reading action
6.2.4 History
6.3.1 Trusted hosts
6.3.2 Search engine
6.4.1 Scan speed
6.4.2 Low power mode
6.5.1 UI
6.5.2 Preview
6.6.1 Display language
6.7.1 Add Subscription

In addition to the above three screens, there is a “History” screen and a “Barcode Details” screen.

“History” screen

“History” screen

On the History screen, you can see the history of the barcodes you read (or created). You can filter by barcode format and data type.

You can also display barcode properties and attributes and take various actions for each type of barcode.

For more information on how to use it, see:
5.1 History view
5.2 Context menu

“Barcode Details” screen

“Barcode Details” screen

On the Barcode Details screen, you can see detailed information such as the data and format of the barcode you read (or created).

In addition, barcode images can be output to files and barcode data can be copied and shared. You can also record notes about barcodes.

For more information on how to use it, see:
5.3 Barcode properties and attributes
5.4 Copying and exporting barcode images
5.5 Copying and sharing barcode data
5.6 Add a description to a barcode