Barcoding

With HandiFox you can assign barcodes to products, which can then be scanned for quick item selection when entering transactions, counting inventory and in other appropriate situations.

Assigning Barcodes

Assignment of barcodes to items is possible in both the Desktop app and the Mobile app.

In the Desktop App

Barcode List window

• Look For box: It allows to find any item by typing key word you need in any field. You can choose the field in the box beside Look For box.
• Search button: It allows to find the item by characteristics set before.
• Clear Filter button: It allows clearing the characteristics in Look For box chosen for the search.
• Refresh button: It allows clearing all the characteristics set before .
• Copy of number items box: It allows choosing any copy number of items for printing. Use Set button to
• Set button: It allows setting the copy number of items for all the checked items in the list
• Select Item Receipts button: You can use it to work only with Items from chosen Item Receipt.
• Include inactive box: It allows working with inactive items.
• Save button: You can use it to save new barcodes for items.
• Generate button: It allows generating barcode numbers for items without barcodes.
• Print Label button: It allows printing labels for checked items.
• Print List button: It allows printing list of barcodes.
• Export List button: It allows exporting the list of barcodes to file.
• Close button: Click the button to close Barcodes List screen

Assigning barcodes in the desktop app:

1. In QuickBooks, go to Menu → HandiFox → Barcodes List to open the Barcode List window.
2. Enter the barcodes you wish to assign to a specific item in the Barcode column or click on Generate to make the system generate a unique barcode for every item that does not have on assigned.
3. Click on Save when you are done, or ........

In the mobile App

1. Go to the Main Screen → Inventory → Item List
2. Select the item to which you want to assign a barcode.
3. Tap the Edit.
4. Switch to the Barcode tab.
5. Tap the barcode field next to the U/M to which you want to assign a barcode. Here you can either type in a barcode, or scan one (see Scanning Barcodes).
6. Tap Save when you are done, or go back to cancel the operation.

Deleting Barcodes

In the mobile App

1. Go to Main screen → Inventory → Item List
2. Highlight the item from which you want to remove a barcode.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Switch to the Barcode tab.
5. Delete the desired barcode from the barcode field next to the U/M.
6. Tap Save when you are done or go back to cancel the operation.

Editing Barcodes

In the mobile App

1. Go to Main screen → Inventory → Item List
2. Highlight the item from which you want to remove a barcode.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Switch to the Barcode tab.
5. Make the necessary changes the desired barcode from the barcode field next to the U/M.
6. Tap Save when you are done or go back to cancel the operation.