Quick to create EAN-8 barcode in Excel
Top- Open an Excel document, and press "Create Barcode" in toolbar "Add-in" tab to open "Barcode Settings" pane
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Select Excel cell
B3, which contains value1234567. The valid EAN-8 barcode data includes 7 data digits and 1 check digit. You need provide 7 or 8 digits to create EAN-8 barcode. - Choose EAN 8 from "Barcode Type" list.
- Click button "Generate".
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Here you have created and printed an EAN-8 barcode image in cell
B3. And cellB3width and height have been adjusted to the barcode image width and height.
Start to Install Excel EAN-8 Generator Add-in
Now you know how easy to create EAN-8 and other barcodes using Excel Barcode Generator add-in.
Start downloading and installing Excel EAN-8 Barcode Generator Add-in in your Microsoft Excel application now with a free trial.
Start downloading and installing Excel EAN-8 Barcode Generator Add-in in your Microsoft Excel application now with a free trial.
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Summy:
- Quick to create a EAN-8 barcode
- What are valid EAN-8 data
- How to create EAN-8 image by using selected cell data
- How to create a high resolution EAN-8 image for printing
- How to generate list of EAN-8 barcodes in Excel
- Install & uninstall barcode Excel add-in
Introduction of Excel EAN-8 Barcode Generator
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EAN-8
barcode plug-in for Excel, which is a mature and reliable barcode generator among other products provided by us, supports encoding and
creating linear EAN-8 barcodes and barcode lists on Microsoft Office Excel 2016/2013/2010/2007 directly.
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Besides Barcode Generator for Excel 365, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, OnBarcode.com also provides barcode generators which can create other linear and matrix barcodes for Excel, like Codabar, Code 39, Code 11, Code 128, EAN-13, UPC-E, GS1 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, POSTNET, QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF-417, etc. |
EAN-8 Barcode Data in Excel
TopEAN-8 data character set
EAN-8 barcode can encode digits from 0 through 9.
How many digits does EAN-8 contain?
An EAN-8 barcode includes 8 digits.
The first 7 digits are GS1 business message, followed by a checksum digit.
The first 7 digits are GS1 business message, followed by a checksum digit.
Add-on symbol
EAN-8 barcode may include a 2-digit or 5-digit add-on symbol.
- Two-digit add-on: contain 2 digits
- Five-digit add-on: contain 5 digits
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Features of EAN-8 Barcode Generation Tool for Excel
Top- Directly create EAN 8 barcode in Microsoft Excel documents with a few operating steps.
- Support generating supplement add-on symbol, including EAN 8+2 and EAN 8+5 barcodes.
- Easy to insert single EAN 8 barcode and EAN 8 barcode lists in Excel spreadsheets.
- Simple to produce article lists or catalogues with Excel EAN 8 Barcode Add-in.
- The barcode can be automatically updated with the contents of linked cell and all cells may be converted into EAN 8 barcodes.
- The barcode size, barcode types, rotation, etc, may be adjusted or modulated to meet required specifications.
- Extremely accurate barcode images can be created in Excel even support low output resolution printers.
- Excel EAN 8 Barcode add-in is entirely integrated in Microsoft Excel 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007.
Install EAN-8 Excel Barcode Add-in for Excel
Top- Download the Excel EAN-8 Barcode Add-in and unzip it.
- Close all the excel documents on your computer.
- Run the setup file to install the barcode generator.
- Open an Excel document and click "Install" in the pop-up pane.
- An "Add-Ins" button will appear on the menu bar when all finished.
Insert EAN-8 Barcode into MS Excel
TopHow to Generate an EAN-8 Barcode for Excel
Click "Add-Ins" firstly, and then go to "Create Barcode" to activate the panel of "Barcode Settings" on the right side. After clicking the cell in which you want to generate an EAN-8 barcode, select "EAN 8" in the "Barcode Type" pull-down menu. Then input required EAN-8 data, click the "Generate" button, and an EAN-8 barcode will be created.
How to Create EAN-8 Supplement Add-on Symbol on Excel
To create the two implement forms EAN-8+2 and EAN-8+5, firstly select "EAN 8+2" or "EAN 8+5" in "Barcode Type" pull-down menu to get a default add-on symbol with data "12" or "12345" encoded. Secondly, go to "1D Barcode" and input 2 digits data or 5 digits data in "Supplement data". Finally, click "Update" and now an EAN-8 with 2 or 5 digits add-on symbology is generated according to your needs.
How to Configure EAN-8 in Excel Add-In Setting Panel
When you want to reset the parameters of an EAN-8 barcode you've created, just click on it, and switch to the "Barcode Size" and "1D Barcode" tab, in the "Barcode Settings" panel on the right side. Then revise the parameters you want to change, when you finish it, click the "Update" button, and you'll get the new EAN-8 barcode you need.
How to Create EAN-8 Barcode List in Excel
Our product can not only insert a single EAN-8 picture, but also supports generating barcode lists or tables at a time. First, choose a column or a row of cells with data, and select "EAN 8", and then click "Generate", a barcode lists will be successfully inserted.
How to Link EAN-8 Barcode to Cell for Excel
Select a created EAN-8 barcode and click the "Link To Cell" button, then choose a cell with data, and click "Update" button (If necessary, click "Cancel"). After doing this, the barcode is linked to the data of the cell, and would change if the data changed. This barcode generator also supports linking multiple barcodes to cells.
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Common Asked Questions
What is the EAN-8 number?
An EAN-8 number is an 8-digit code, which is defined in GS1 standard, used to identify smaller retail products where an EAN-13 code wouldn't fit the barcode label space.
Using Excel Barcode add-in, the Microsoft Excel users can input the 7-digit GS1 data or complete 8-digit EAN code, and the barcode software will generate and print the complete EAN-8 barcode images in Office Excel document cells.
Using Excel Barcode add-in, the Microsoft Excel users can input the 7-digit GS1 data or complete 8-digit EAN code, and the barcode software will generate and print the complete EAN-8 barcode images in Office Excel document cells.
What is EAN-8 country code?
EAN-8 barcode is a 8 digits numeric-only code that includes a 2 or 3 digits country code,
4 or 5 data digits (depending on the length of the country code), and a checksum digit that is automatically calculated and appended by OnBarcode Excel Barcode Generator add-in freeware.
How to calculate EAN-8 checksum digit?
The EAN-8 checksum digit is based on a modulo 10 calculation based on the weighted sum of the values of each of the digits.
You do not need understand the details of EAN-8 checksum digit calculation algorithms, the Excel Barcode add-in will check the input EAN-8 data code and calculate the EAN-8 check sum digit for you automatically in Microsoft Excel 2021/2019/2016/2010 application.
You do not need understand the details of EAN-8 checksum digit calculation algorithms, the Excel Barcode add-in will check the input EAN-8 data code and calculate the EAN-8 check sum digit for you automatically in Microsoft Excel 2021/2019/2016/2010 application.
What is the difference between EAN-8 and EAN-13?
EAN-8 is also known as GTIN-8, and EAN-13 is also known as GTIN-13.
The main difference is that EAN-8 barcode has 8-digit code and EAN-13 barcode has 13-digit code.
EAN-8 is used for smaller sized packages.
Using OnBarcode Excel Barcode add-in freeware, you can easily create and print both EAN-8 and EAN-13 barcode images on Microsoft Excel 365 documents.
Using OnBarcode Excel Barcode add-in freeware, you can easily create and print both EAN-8 and EAN-13 barcode images on Microsoft Excel 365 documents.
How do you convert EAN-8 to EAN-13?
To convert an 8-digit EAN-8 code to a 13-digit EAN-13 code, you just add five leading zeros to the EAN-8 code.
Excel Barcode add-in do not provide function to convert a EAN-8 code to a EAN-13 code, you need manually add the 5 leading zeros to the original EAN-8 code.
