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How to use barcodes and barcode scanners with WooCommerce and FooSales
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Blog post: https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • If you are new to barcodes and barcode scanners, it might seem quite complicated and overwhelming at first, but in reality, barcodes are super simple and designed to save you time. This video and corresponding blog post will take you through everything you need to know in order to use barcodes with WooCommerce and FooSales. • What are barcodes? - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • A barcode is simply an image that represents an alphanumeric value. The image is scanned using a barcode scanner, which then decodes the image to determine the value the barcode represents. That value is then sent to your device and used to identify the product. Barcodes save you from having to manually enter the products ID number, which reduces human error and significantly speeds up the checkout process. • The reason we use barcodes is that it would be difficult for a scanner to accurately scan and identify traditional values such as ‘5’ or ‘132680345734548-abc’. However, it is fairly easy to scan a series of lines and measure the width of the lines. The width of the lines are unique for each number. • How do barcode scanners work? - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • Barcode scanners are input devices, much like a traditional keyboard. When a barcode scanner scans a barcode image, it converts the barcode image into the corresponding text value and sends the value to your computer or tablet, much in the same way that a keyboard would send a text value to your device if you typed it in. As an experiment, you can connect a barcode scanner to your computer, open up a text editor like Notepad or TextEdit and scan any barcode. The scanner will send the value that the barcode represents to your computer as if you typed it out on a keyboard. Barcode scanners can capture these values a lot faster than if you were to type them out and are less prone to error. • Connecting a barcode scanner to your device - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • If you are using a barcode scanner for your desktop computer and it connects using a USB cable, you should be able to plug it in and start scanning barcodes straight away. You can test to see if it is scanning correctly by opening a basic text editor application such as Notepad or TextEdit and then scanning any barcode. When you scan a barcode, a number should display in the text editor which is what the barcode represents. • If you are using a Bluetooth barcode scanner, you will first need to pair or connect it to your tablet or computer. • Configuring the scanner - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • Barcode scanners are made by various manufacturers and come with different default factory settings. Since most barcode scanners don’t contain built-in displays or buttons that you can use to configure them, the trigger button will usually be the only method to scan barcodes. Your barcode scanner should come with a manual or page that includes a series of barcodes. • Enable Bluetooth mode - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • After you have connected the barcode scanner to your device and configured it correctly, you can use it to scan barcodes in the FooSales tablet apps and FooSales web app. You will, however, need to enable Bluetooth mode within the app in order to do so. • Scanning products in FooSales - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • When you scan the barcode for a product, the FooSales apps will take the number it receives from the barcode scanner and search for a product that has a matching product ID or SKU. • If you would like to use the barcodes that are already printed on your products, you will need to enter the existing barcode number in the SKU field when editing the product in WooCommerce. • When printing your own barcodes, you would typically print barcodes that match your product IDs or existing SKUs. There are various third-party plugins and web services that will help in doing so. • Using the built-in camera - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b... • In addition to scanning barcodes using a barcode scanner, you can also scan them using the device’s built-in camera. To do so, select the barcode icon and place the barcode in the view of the device’s camera (iOS and Android only). • Bonus pro tips - https://www.foosales.com/how-to-use-b...
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