A quick guide on QuickBooks Barcode Inventory Scanner

1. All you Need to Know about QuickBooks Inventory Scanner QuickBooks Inventory scanner (or bar code scanner) isused to scan the bar codes of items when bought orsold. Considering the importance of the inventory scanner, we have come up with this article to guide youon setting up and using the bar code scanner in QuickBooks. Furthermore, the article will also inform you on how to test if your scanner is compatible withyour QuickBooks application. You can test ifQuickBooks identifies your USB scanner using the Bar code scanner application. Read the article below if you don’t know the answer to the above QuickBooks Inventory Scanner-related question.

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3. How to know if the scanner is compatible? Your scanner should support EAN-13 (international Article Number. earlier called European Article Number) and code -128 bar codes.Make sure your scanner is producing a single carriage return at the end of the barcode. Make sure your scanner is producing a single carriage return at the end of the barcode. Go through the points mentioned below to verify if your bar code scanner will work with your QuickBooks application. Note: Serial port scanners do not work well with the ES barcode feature. Different type of scanner is needed for the Warehouse Manager App and sales order fulfillment worksheet.

4. Steps to set up QuickBooks Inventory scanner Go to the QuickBooks Desktop and click on the Edit menu. Click on the preferences option under the edit menu. On the left side of the preferences window, click on the items and inventory tab. Then go to the Company preferences tab and click on the Advanced Inventory settings option. After that, select the Bar codes tab under the Advanced Inventory settings window. Checkmark the Enable Barcode scanning checkbox under the Bar codes tab. Then click the Open Barcode wizard option in the bottom left corner of the window. In the Barcode Scanning Setup window, choose the item field to use for the barcode tracking and click on the Next button. Choose the category of the items for whom you want to generate the barcode, then click the Next button. Finally, click on the Finish button. Follow the steps given below to set up the scanner after you have plugged it in:

5. Step by step guide to test your scanner First, download and run the barcode scanner Tester properly. Next, type the sample sentence mentioned above the type field in the text box. Then, go to the second text box, and use the scanner over any barcode (QuickBooks barcode is not necessary). Click on the Test button and if the app identifies your scanner, click on the Next button. After that, a new text box will pop up. Click on the text box and again scan any barcode. Finally, click on the test button. You will now see a Message that your scanner is successfully connected or not.

6. Conclusion We hope the information mentioned in the article above related to QuickBooks inventory scanner was helpful to you. If you still have any doubts about the steps mentioned in the above article, dial (855)-526-5749 to consult a QuickBooks professional.