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Dale3158
Nov 25, 2021Copper Contributor
SCANABLE BAR CODE
Can someone explain this Formula, my question is how does A2 know to use the font to create the Bar Code? When you enter information into A1 it converts A2 to Bar Code. The formula is at the top in ...
Martin_Weiss
Nov 25, 2021Bronze Contributor
Hi Dale3158
it is just the special font the is set for cell A2 which displays the content as barcode:
If you change that font to, lets say Arial, it will look like the content in A1
- Dale3158Nov 26, 2021Copper ContributorSo, it’s not part of the formula, I’m having a tough time trying to figure out this Bar Code for Excel.
How does the formula know to print the Bar Code font in A2?- Martin_WeissNov 26, 2021Bronze Contributor
Hi Dale3158
the formula itself does not know anything about fonts. The font has been selected manually for cell A2.
So, if you manually change the font in A2, there will be know barcode anymore in this cell. If you switch the font back to what it is now, then will get the barcode again
- Dale3158Nov 26, 2021Copper ContributorOk, so my next question, is it possible to add a font to a formula, so you can add more than 1 cell, multiple cells, that when you change the information in cells it prints the bar code.
Thanks
Dale