How to Generate and Print Barcodes for Square POS

[@quanghuy147]

I lifted my hat to show respect to your computer and teaching skills!

[@sharokinayagho3392]

Honestly this was one of the most informative videos ever! Explained all details perfectly 👌

[@dianeriley6615]

So glad!

[@jubilantsoapsetions2479]

Definitely! I'm a soap maker and I'm just now getting into farmer's markets this year and was looking into scanners. This video has helped me so much! It has relieved some of the anxiety I was feeling because I had no idea where to start lol

[@dianeriley6615]

@@jubilantsoapsetions2479 I’m really happy about that from one soap maker to another!

[@joyceclark2181]

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed your video. I just realized about a year ago that the label maker (Dymo brand) has a bar code feature. My label maker is just like yours. All you have to do is go to the bar code feature and type in your item number or price and it will generate the bar code for you.

[@dianeriley6615]

Thanks for sharing!

[@verarochelleable]

I love you I swear. Even though this is an older video, it is still relevant. Perfect.

[@Sjjoy104]

I have been searching for days on how to create barcodes without buying the POS for retail subscription and you solved my issue! Thank you!! I'm using the square terminal with the hub and scanner...using the website you suggested but going to the second tab and creating the 30 barcodes on one sheet, using avery labels and then printing.

[@yicdgy1]

It was very nice of you to take the time to share this,, thanks!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

yicdgy1 Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful!

[@jmwhomerepairs2927]

Nice job Diane.. After searching hundreds of tutorials over this barcoding info. You are the only one that explains It properly! A huge big thank you for an awesome job!

[@dianeriley6615]

Thanks so much!! I am so glad it helped you. I appreciate you taking the time to write such a wonderful compliment!

[@bolluxxxx]

I agree!! Great job and thank you from all of us out here.

[@retailtherapysession8885]

OMG you’re a life saver! This is exactly what I need! When I do vendor events, it takes me forever to check someone out. Especially if they have like 5 items lol 😂

[@euphoria6667]

Thank you so much for taking the time to show and explain all this clearly, and slowly.

[@Weremalevolent]

This was so well put together and very clear. Every time i was like i wonder if she will explain xyz you sure did. Great job truly.

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much Weston! It took me a long time to figure it out so I wanted to share. Thanks so much for appreciating!

[@gabrielle8187]

Thank you so much for this video. I make stickers, greeting cards button pins, and small prints. Now I can efficiently make sales.

[@dapinkmic]

Thanks so much Diane!!! This video is the best one for barcodes on KZbin!

[@juliogarcia4757]

Excellent video. New small business owner and really needed this.

[@dianeriley6615]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliogarcia4757]

@@dianeriley6615 I wanted to ask you do you sell through your own website as well as in store? I’m syncing my products from Etsy and Wix to Square but wanted to know whether it works smoothly or you have to manually refresh your online stock to reflect what’s in the Square app inventory section.

[@dianeriley6615]

@@juliogarcia4757 I've never synced my store inventory with my website. I'm always running out of time so my website suffers...it's never up-to-date and I'm always telling customers that I'm out of a product. I'd like to be able to clone myself!! I did the barcodes when I first opened the store, but now I just look to see what I'm missing to make more. I don't have the time to do the barcodes anymore. I know it would help with inventory, but it just takes too long for me.

[@juliogarcia4757]

@@dianeriley6615 Tell me about it. I’m running a succulent and cacti arrangement company and I’m planning to move into a brick and mortar before summer starts. Between all the accounting, sku making, inventory management, not even mentioning making the actual pieces, and running social media, its insane. I thought I’d ask, thank you anyway though.

[@dianeriley6615]

@@juliogarcia4757 I feel your pain. I guess some people hire people to do some of the stuff, but that eats in to whatever profit you have. Never could do that!

[@mokapottery]

This is really helpful. My main query was whether you could still scan barcodes without having Square for Retail, which you answered in the video. You just saved me £50 a month, so thanks! Did you know, it's also possible to create your own Code 39 barcodes in your Excel sheet by downloading the Code 39 font. I had downloaded this a couple of years ago and now forget where I got it but you could probably find it on a google search. My other takeaway from your video is that a dedicated label printer is definitely worthwhile. We have been printing on the Square for Retail layouts for a full sheet at a time as we don't have a label printer, but they print 60 on a page, so if you only need one, you have to wait. It's a bit of a pain. Thanks again for giving me the right info to change my system and save money!

[@mokapottery]

OH, and the other thing is that if you have an Android tablet, you can plug the Voyager straight into it for scanning with Square, as that's what we do. You need a small adapter cable, called an OTG (On The Go) adapter but it's only a few pounds, so not a big deal (this info is on the Square website for connecting to Android). Hope this helps someone else.

[@dianeriley6615]

Thanks so much!! Yes I did the full sheet thing first and what a pain. Printer just for labels is definitely the way to go. I took so much time figuring this out that I wanted to share. So glad it helped you!

[@epplonia]

Very, very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to explain all of this. You are by far the best resource I have found thus far, everyone else is just trying to sell a template that I have no idea what to do with. Will be recommending you to several people and buying from you in the future.

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much Explonia! I worked hard figuring it out and wanted to share with everyone. Thanks for appreciating!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

The barcode takes up 3 cells and then you can type the name of the soap either in the cell above or below the barcode. When you print be sure to select the cells with the barcode and the name.

[@martymauldin4751]

The cell size in Excel can be changed to practically any size you want. You could make the height and width of the cell slightly larger than the image of the barcode, and then you should be able to select just the one cell for printing. Thanks for the video!

[@nicoleesparza7026]

Thank you ! You’re amazing, square doesn’t explain any of this.

[@dianeriley6615]

Thank you!

[@jennaswanson7243]

Diane, thank you so much for posting this video. It was so helpful!!

[@dianeriley6615]

Thank you Jenna. I’m glad it helped you.

[@SrRafiki]

Thank Diane, this tutorial is exactly what I was looking for to help me organize my business.

[@dianeriley6615]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sherihofley6156]

Thanks so much for this video. This is something I want to switch over to in order to speed things up. I wonder if a wireless scanner would work if using the square app on my phone. I'd prefer not to get the square stand if I don't have to

[@pappypeep8347]

SO BEYOND HELPFUL!!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@ADD-ol9eb]

Hi amazing video thank you for sharing! I am trying to connect the scanner to the square stand hub however its not even showing a red light when i press the scanner button?

[@eenimeani]

DYMO has free has free software. It allows you to select you label size, enter your SKU, and quantity of labels. It will generate the barcode and print. You can include an item description too. I think it a easier process than you have demonstrated and doesn't require downloading third party barcode software that may contain ads and viruses. I use this with Square to sell plants.

[@djidademuhavi9319]

would you happen to have the link to that free software that you use? I'm trying to figure out something a little simpler myself. Thx.

[@novmommy07]

She didn't download any software. She didn't even save the barcode... it is an online site. Looks to be opensource since it's free. And she copied and pasted in the excel file. Perfect for people that can't afford the dyno printer just yet. :)

[@danielescobar4568]

You're a life saver! I've been searching for a fast and easy way to get this done! Thank you so much!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Daniel Escobar Thanks so much!! I’m so glad it helped you.

[@shannankjohnson68]

YAY!! I've been looking for an easy to understand video like this! You made it simple!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much Shannan! So glad it was helpful for you!

[@eddonnelly4441]

Thank You so much for the tutorial! I don't understand why Square can not provide this type of info.

[@KentoC58]

that's the one thing i don't like about square, is that they want you to use a 'knowledge base' to answer your questions. very poor customer support.

[@kevinsmith6344]

Wonderful. Thank you for making this video!

[@kelleydefrance4064]

Hi Diane, So , we have bought the Honeywell Voyager 1250G that you use . We are trying to hook up the scanner to the Square POS system. We are experiencing difficulty and having trouble getting assistance? I am reaching out to you to possibly see if you might be able to give us some instruction? Thanks so much, Kelley

[@dianeriley6615]

It needs to be hooked up to the square stand. Won't work unless you have a square stand.

[@tabithabrantley3549]

I am so happy i found this video! you helped me so much! Thank you!!!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

I’m so glad I could help, Tabitha!

[@oliver_lauritsen_oa]

Very helpful so frustrating square hasn’t added a function where we can scan the barcode under add item it’s so time consuming to enter the numbers one by one especially if it’s a physical item like a iPhone example we are selling phone accessories and sku is between 7 to 15 with more than 1000 different items

[@PUGS4201]

I wish this told me what barcode generator you used I getting ready to gat a new POS system for square and soon a scan gun but would like to get things prepared for when I do get the scan gun. thanks

[@dianeriley6615]

Ruggedtabletpc.com

[@GLOWCOUNTRY]

Thank you for making such a great how to! Very informative!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks Kendall!

[@katiewile7898]

I understand how to do the barcode but I don't understand how you are able to get the name of soap to appear above the bar code.

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Katie Wile just type it in on top of the barcode.

[@shelfinabox]

One problem I have is that once I scan the products and if the barcode is larger than 5 digits in number it would physically show the numbers as $. Ex: 45656 would show $45656. I have the square app on my phone I’m not sure if that would change if I had an iPad. I have a bluetooth barcode scanner

[@tammyspencer2023]

Great video. Thanks for the info. Quick question. Just looking into getting the square stand but I wanted to know if it’s possible to add commercial items that already have a barcode into the system too as well as the ones I make for my own products. Own a retail space and sell things I make myself as well as pre made items that arrive with skus already. Would love to be able to put them into the system with the codes they already have and be able to adjust the price and category in my square stand without making new barcodes for everything.

[@dianeriley6615]

I never added items that already have a barcode, but I know that there’s a cost for that.

[@tammyspencer2023]

@@dianeriley6615 thank you. I now have the hardware and have found that you can in fact add pre existing codes to the system. There is not a charge for that. A charge only occurs when you want to register your own codes for commercial use in places like Walmart and Amazon etc. i did appreciate your video. It was very helpful.

[@rhondameerdink6712]

I looked for the barcode generator that you used and I couldn't find it....are they no longer in business? Your tutorial is excellent by the way!

[@dianeriley6615]

You can use any barcode generator. That’s just the one I used.

[@christinatrevino7707]

This video was so informative!! Thanks so much for taking the time, I was just wondering how you were able to set up your excel file to save the barcode and item info in a box and print to the DYMO from excel? Thanks

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

I believe I covered this in the video so I’m not sure what you’re asking. After you copy and paste your barcode in excel, you can type anything in one of the cells on top of or below the barcode, then save the excel spreadsheet. Select the 4 cells you want to print (bar code and one cell of info) and choose the dymo printer to print. Let me know what’s not working and I’ll try to help.

[@metimecandleco.2786]

THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL ON SO MANY LEVELS BUT I DID HAVE 1 QUESTION??? FOR YOUR SMALL BAR CODE LABELS WHAT SIZE DID YOU USE

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

So glad it helped you. I used 1 inch x 1 inch, but you can use any size. You can’t put a long bar code or much text on the ones I used.

[@TheTubefan75]

Thanks - that was really helpful!

[@dianeriley6615]

Glad it was helpful!

[@c.joseph7103]

Wonderful thank you so much that was very very informative.

[@Elio_1030]

I am trying make it work with the square terminal. Thank you so much.

[@lacpeb]

Wow. This video was phenomenal. It makes everything so clear. Thank you so much.

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful to you.

[@joecaruso2268]

Thanks Diane, this was fantastic!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

I’m so glad it helped you!

[@manithsilvey8688]

Mrs. Diane, could you create a video of how to make barcode?

[@StudioErza929]

I'm having trouble putting the price value into my barcodes for my products. I feel like that detail was left out. I cant find in the video where to put the value in the barcode. Thank you, your video was very informative.

[@hjazealawawde]

Thank you very much for your time. What’s the printer name?

[@dianeriley6615]

Dymo label writer 450

[@troyb7114]

Thank you fop posting, Great job on the video. This was helpful.

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks for your comment Troy! So glad it helped you!

[@ep411]

This was an awesome video nice job lady!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thank you!

[@ep411]

I am using the exact same set up but am having trouble with the printing. Were you using the paper that came with the printer or did you buy a smaller roll? I am using the one that came with it but when I print using the same specs you had in your vid it comes out almost 4 inches and wastes a lot of the paper.

[@CandyShop-zd9wk]

can I use my other printer label or do I have to use the dymo?

[@dianeriley6615]

I’m not sure about that. I would think that it would work, but I used the Dymo.

[@robdigital5920]

Question, so my iPad won’t fit in my iPad stand, so could I use my iPhone (which I use for processing orders currently) to scan barcodes, and if not could I just use my iPad without it plugged into the stand. Is the barcode scanner you have Bluetooth or USB? I just started watching the video so you may answer these questions I just wanted to comment before I forgot lol. Thanks

[@dianeriley6615]

You must plug the iPad into the iPad stand for everything to work. It’s USB into the stand. If your iPad won’t fit you need to check and see what version fits

[@robdigital5920]

@@dianeriley6615 I have a list of what compatible. I work from home so I don’t really know if I need to use the iPad stand. I do all my transactions with the chip and stripe reader through my iPhone. I wonder if I could plug the bar code scanner into my PC or get a Bluetooth one for my phone.

[@dianeriley6615]

You need to use the iPad stand.

[@robdigital5920]

@@dianeriley6615 i talked with Square and A usb or Bluetooth scanner will work with a computer and a Bluetooth scanner will work with an iPhone! Yay! I’ll still eventually order a 9.7 iPad. But this works for now!

[@marialmaguet5256]

Thank you..this was an amazing video..learned so much

[@kelleydefrance4064]

Great video, did the size labels you used in your label printer come with it? I like that size. Thank you

[@dianeriley6615]

No, I had to buy the smaller labels. Just look for the ones for the Dymo labelwriter. They have them on Amazon in different sizes.

[@kelleydefrance4064]

@@dianeriley6615 thanks so much!

[@annohanlon5467]

Thanks so much from the UK - you are brilliant! Video really helpful! :-)

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much! Really glad it helped you.

[@alejandradominguez4126]

Hi, can somebody explain to me how to get the barcode onto Excel. I don't know how to resize the cell or how to get it to print. I'm not good with Excel, and I would appreciate the help.

[@amyoshields8645]

How do the barcodes you generate in Square recognize the ones you make from this website you use to create your barcode?

[@dianeriley6615]

The standard barcodes are linked to square by the sku number that you create for each item as explained in the video.

[@meganthomsondean4950]

Amazing tutorial, thank you thank you so much.

[@Hope-jb1og]

The website that you used, will I be able to use it for my bar codes that i'm selling in store?

[@abigailedwardsreal]

It's the square website

[@gtrain444]

Very helpful! Which inventory management system do you use?

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Geri Trainor I don’t use an inventory management system. Thanks for watching and your positive comment!

[@billyo4414]

Very informative video thanks. Just one question though. I notice you have descriptions on some labels above the barcode. Are you just adding that in the cell above the barcode in Excel?

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Bill yO Yes, The barcode takes 3 cells and I typed an identifier and sometimes a price on the row above.

[@mrskimmieg]

Great information and explained very clearly. Thank you!

[@camaronruss9476]

So could I just scan the barcode on say a Hershey chocolate bar and put it in as a vin number or would that not work?

[@dianeriley6615]

No, you have to add the barcode number to your items

[@UniversalPoleDance]

What labels do you use, also what size :) do you possibly have a link or Name of them

[@dianeriley6615]

I use 1 inch and order them from Amazon.

[@UniversalPoleDance]

@@dianeriley6615 are they 1inch wide x 2inch length?

[@dianeriley6615]

1 inch in length

[@UniversalPoleDance]

@@dianeriley6615 do you possibly know what brand ❤️

[@dianeriley6615]

@@UniversalPoleDance I’ve ordered different brands, just make sure they fit the Dymo

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

I originally ordered a Bluetooth scanner for my iPad and square stand but I couldn’t get it to work properly. The video explains how to connect the scanner to the iPad stand. I haven’t tried using my iPhone. Not sure why you would want to use a scanner with your iphone. I wouldn’t be able to help with that.

[@willshepherd8377]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time do make it!

[@vasil-yt]

How do I create a barcode for my (small) shop which sells products. Can I just use any online barcode maker or do I need some sort of registration? To scan the barcodes I use my own program

[@dianeriley6615]

I explained exactly how to do this in the video. Please let me know what you don’t understand.

[@vasil-yt]

@@dianeriley6615 Yes, my question is if I can use any barcodes for selling purposes, do I need to use any special kind of barcode or do I need to purchase them?

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

You should be able to use any barcode generator and/or barcode if you will be using it for your shop only. If you’re going to wholesale your products to retail stores then you will need to purchase barcodes.

[@vasil-yt]

@@orchidislandsoap7277 So for my own shop I can just use any barcode generator without license or purchase. But when I sell my product to other stores I need to purchase the barcode? Thanks for helping :)

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Vasil Verdouw Yep! That’s it.

[@ep411]

Can you tell me what size shipping labels you have?

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Enrique Pisfil I print my shipping labels from Shopify, my e-commerce solution. Shipping labels do not have anything to do with product barcodes.

[@ep411]

Orchid Island Soap sorry I meant product barcodes.

[@designsbyjesseylutes5741]

you can get a Bluetooth scanner if you want to go wireless

[@carolinemunoz2892]

Hello! Quick question, When scanning the barcode for sales, does the square system keep a record of sales?

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

The square system keeps great records of all your sales by item, by category, by day, or by any custom period. I don’t have the inventory system that you could get for a fee, but by scanning the barcodes, it would be feasible to do inventory by hand. Square keeps track of everything.

[@cordeajohnson]

You are amazing!! So helpful

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much!!

[@coppertonesart41]

Diane, what labels do you use for the barcodes? Address?

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

I use Dymo labels 1 inch x 1 inch, but I have used other sizes too.

[@kimiajafary5667]

Thank you, that was very helpful 🙏🏻

[@vanesssadaniellee]

Thank you. You’re amazing!

[@katiewile7898]

How do you get the name of the soap to be above the barcode? I'm curious

[@dianeriley5606]

I typed it in the the excel file right above where I pasted the barcode. Then select all the cells (name and barcode) to print.

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thanks so much Yeshorra! You made my day!

[@gratefulheartist3246]

Thank you, I appreciated this video.

[@dianeriley6615]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timlayton616]

This is fantastic - thank you!!!

[@dianeriley6615]

Hope it helped you!

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thank you Nicole....truly hope it helps you!

[@SummerDestin]

VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU

[@RoseMintIvy]

What's the website to make the barcode

[@dianeriley6615]

Check the video….

[@simonia3178]

You are an inspiration

[@orchidislandsoap7277]

Thank you. Hoped it helped you!

[@simonia3178]

@@orchidislandsoap7277 the video was great and it helped but I meant you as a person 🙏🏻

[@IconicsAirsoft]

Thank you It really does help

[@jayaprakashthakur5163]

this is awesome!

[@saggi46000]

Thank you so much for your help 👍

[@MohammedElobaid-kj7vb]

good jobs 100%❤🎉

[@dianeriley6615]

Thank you so much!! Hope it helped you.

[@aurianabaun5582]

Thank you for sharing!

[@sugarrose2014]

Thank you!

[@Muriel18]

Thank you 😊 💓

[@davidg626]

Thank you so much

[@CG-ju4cx]

woo,thanks!

[@dianeriley6615]

Enjoy!

[@jkrupia]

There is a much easier way to print barcodes.. Go to Dymo website and download software and drivers. Free to download. www.dymo.com/en-US/labelwriter-450-label-printer#tabContainer - Enjoy!

[@dianeriley5606]

Uri, put the value of the item in your Square system right after you type in your skew number. Then your barcode will be linked to the price of the item. To have it print out on your barcode label you will need to type it into excel on the line above or below your barcode.

[@dianeriley5606]

You are very welcome! Thank you for your kind words.

[@dianeriley5606]

Thanks Vanessa, I’m glad it helped you.