First, copy the template by clicking the link below.
Google Sheets Barcode Generator by Lido.app
A tab containing a prompt asking you to copy the spreadsheet to your Google account appears. Click Make a copy.
You will get a copy of the template with the following sheet:
You will notice that the template looks just like a black Google Sheets spreadsheet, with the addition of a Barcode Generator option in the main menu. Click it, then select Load Generator.
Since this is the first time to run the sidebar, you will be asked to authorize the script attached to the spreadsheet. Click OK.
A new window will load. You will be asked first to choose the Google account that will run the script. Select the account you are using in the list. Most of the time, only the active account will be listed.
You will next get the message that Google hasn’t verified the script. Click the small link labeled Advanced. Another link will appear below it. Click Go to barcodesidebar(unsafe).
Next, a list of permissions needed by the script will be listed.
Click Allow. The window will close.
Click Barcode Generator again, then select Load Generator. The sidebar will now load.
There are several specifications for the barcodes, having different ways of encoding the data. For our example, we use the GS1 DataBar specification. Click the drop-down box, then select GS1 DataBar.
The drop-down box will close with your selected option displayed, and the maximum number of characters shown on the lower-left corner of the textbox.
You can now input the barcode data. Insert it to the textbox below the drop-down box.
If your string input is longer than the maximum length specified by the barcode type, the string is truncated to fit the maximum length.
To finally get the barcode, click Generate GS1 Barcode. The barcode is quickly generated!
You can save a copy by clicking Download Barcode. You can also add the barcode to the sheet by right-clicking the barcode, then selecting Copy image, then pasting it anywhere in the sheet.
Convinced? Here is the link again to copy the barcode generator:
Google Sheets Barcode Generator by Lido.app
