Tip of the Week

Creating Patron Barcodes

Summary: Alexandria's Patron Barcodes offer many ways to utilize barcode labels -- based on the unique needs of your library. This tip will discuss your basic printing options.

To print patron barcode labels:

• Select Patron Reports from the Reports menu.
• Change the Report Name menu to Barcode Labels.
• Choose the desired Sort By option.
• If you are using a partial sheet of labels, check the Skip Some Labels box. Use the Select By menu to indicate the desired selection criteria. To print a single class together on a sheet of paper, select by Patron Homeroom.
• Click Print.
• If you checked Skip Some Labels, a window will come up allowing you to click on the label positions that have already been used. When finished, click OK.
• A preview window will then appear with the School name as the default header. You can modify the school name or change it to the teacher name if you wish. When finished, click Print.
• The labels will then print to screen so you can verify the layout before printing.
• Select Print from the File menu and they will then be sent to your printer.

Note: These labels print for Patrons already entered into the program. For blank barcodes to have on hand, select Custom Barcodes from Special Reports.