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this software may only be used according to the License Agreement.
Demo versions of this software may be used for evaluation purposes only

NOTE: We recommend you use our Font Tools to automatically perform the required check character calculations on barcode fonts and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly.  Although the POSTNET and PLANET barcode fonts are scaleable, they only meet USPS requirements when they are printed with a font size of 12. The OCR-A font should be printed at 9 points and the Code 128 & Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts should be printed at the font size of 20. These sample fonts should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes because they do not contain the number "5" and they do not contain any of the FIM bar codes or symbols. In addition, the OCR-A font is missing several characters and Interleaved 2 of 5 & Code 128 fonts contain the text "DEMO" in some of the characters which can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan can be obtained by scanning the lower 50% of the barcode that does not contain any "DEMO" text on it. To obtain the fully functional POSTNET bar code font package containing all symbols, you may order now.

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POSTNET Font Advantage Package Features

Installation Instructions

To install the TrueType fonts in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE program or perform the following for manual installation: 

  1. Click on Start, Select settings and click on Control Panel.
  2. Click on Fonts, Click on File in your main tool bar, Select Install New Font.
  3. Select the folder where you placed the barcode fonts.
  4. The fonts will appear and look like this: FontName (true type) - select the fonts you want to install and choose OK.
  5. Click Start and choose to shut down and restart your computer.
  6. The font should be active when you restart your computer.

Installing the fonts on Macintosh OS X:

  1. Drag or copy and paste the TrueType font file(s) ending in TTF to the Library/Fonts folder.
  2. To activate the fonts, restart the application - some applications may require you to restart the computer.
  3. The font should now be active in the font menu of your application.

To install the TrueType font on the Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):

  1. Download and install Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh if you do not have an expander utility that can open ZIP files and decode MacBinary files.
  2. Open the ZIP distribution file that contains the fonts by dragging the ZIP file on the Stuffit Expander icon. The font files will be extracted from the ZIP distribution file and will appear in a subfolder of the folder you placed the ZIP file in. Open this subfolder to view the font files.  At this point, you may want to view the documentation supplied with the font files. To do so just drag the file "1readme.html" to the Netscape or Internet Explorer icon.
  3. Now we must decode the files from MacBinary format. Drag the font files that you wish to use that end with "mtt" to the Stuffit Expander icon.
  4. Drag the decoded font files to the System - Fonts folder.
  5. Restart the application you wish to use the font with.
  6. The font will be active in the font menu of your application.
  7. To create the correct output for the font, you will need to choose the font in your application and type in the corresponding letter.

Font installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here

POSTNET Font Formatting and Placement

Manual check character calculation for POSTNET fonts

We recommend you use our Font Tools to automatically perform the required check character calculations. However, if you wish to manually calculate the check digit and add in the start and stop characters, it is not that difficult:

Specifications for the Fonts in the Package

The following are specifications for the POSTNET and PLANET Fonts:

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 12 points USPS Dimension Standards
X Dimension (width of bars) .017" .015" - .025"
width of space between bars .027" .012" - .040"
Height of short bar .051" .040" - .060"
Height of tall bar .126" .115" - .135"
Number of bars per inch  23  22 - 24

The following are specifications for the OCR-A Fonts:

Font Point Size CPI ANSI Size
OCR-A 9 10 1

The following are specifications for the Interleaved 2 of 5 Font AdvI25d:

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 20 points USPS Dimension Standards
X Dimension .0135" .013" - .020"
Height of bars .75" .75" - .80"
N Dimension
(wide to narrow ratio)
2.75 2.5 to 3.0

The following are specifications for the Code 128 Font AdvC128d :

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 20 points USPS Dimension Standards
X Dimension .0135" .013" - .020"
Height of bars .75" .75" - .80"
Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 25 points
X Dimension .017"
Height of bars  1"

Font names in the package and compatible functions:

Font Name Function to use in Font Tools Purpose
AdvPNET Postnet() Postnet font
AdvPLNT Postnet() Planet font
AdvOCR-A na OCR-A font
AdvI25d I2of5Mod10() Interleaved 2 of 5 font
AdvC128d Code128() or USPSss() Code 128 Font
AdvPNETn Postnet() Postnet font with bars narrowed by 10%
AdvPLNTn Postnet() Planet font with bars narrowed by 10%
AdvFIM na FIM barcode font
 

POSTNET and FIM barcode symbols in the fonts:

 

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