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How to Scan a Barcode

This wikiHow teaches you how ought inspect an item's barcode using too a traditional scanner or an app at your smartphone.

1. Using a Scanner

1) detect an item ought scan. Most physical in-store items will eat a barcode located somewhere at the packaging, consequently simply begin by finding the item whose charge you desire ought know.
  • Produce and bulk wealth nurse ought exist the exceptions ought this rule, though both of these categories typically rgeister their prices per pound (or kilogram) anyway.
 

2) appear because the barcode. Item barcode locations will vary, consequently appear full at the packaging ought watch if you can detect the barcode.
  • If you can't detect a barcode anywhere, it can eat rubbed off or been improperly placed. trial grabbing another item, or establish a department waiter ought appear up the item's SKU number.
 

3) grab a barcode scanner. Many stores eat public scanners that you can apply ought inspect an item's price. if you're working because the department or you eat access ought a third-party scanner, you can apply the scanner provided ought you instead.
  • If you're scanning items using a flat scanner because used at most grocery stores, progress ought the scanner's location.
 

4) inspect the item. familiar the scanner's red laser at the barcode, then publication the scanner's button (if necessary). if you're scanning using a flat scanner, simply swipe the barcode over the flat scanner's surface.
  • Most scanners will beep once your inspect has been registered.
 

5) transfer the item from the scanner area. Once the scanner beeps at you or otherwise indicates that your inspect has gone through, you can motion the item and/or scanner away from the scanning area.
 
 

2. Using an iPhone

1) empty your iPhone's App Store. knock the App department app icon, which resembles a white "A" at a light-blue background.
 

2) knock Search. It's a tab at the bottom-right side of the screen.
 

3) knock the search bar. It's the box with "App Store" written at it at the sumit of the page.
 

4) kind bakodo into the search bar. A drop-down rgeister of results will appear.
 

5) knock bakodo. It's at the drop-down results list.
 

6) knock GET. This preference is ought the exact of the "Bakodo" app icon.
 

7) Enter your Apple ID password if prompted. Bakodo will begin downloading back you conduct so.
  • If you apply motion ID, you can inspect your fingerprint instead.
 

8) empty Bakodo. knock OPEN at Bakodo's app page, or knock the barcode-shaped Bakodo app icon at your iPhone's family Screen.
  • You can eat ought knock Allow ought allow Bakodo apply your iPhone's camera conceal ago proceeding.
 

9) knock no now, thanks. It's a black button at the sumit of the screen. Doing consequently will bypass the email sign-in page and empty the scanner.
 

10) detect your item's barcode. at the item that you desire ought scan, detect the barcode.
 

11) middle the barcode at Bakodo's frame. conduct consequently at the rectangle that's at the center of the screen. Once your barcode is centered and at focus, it to inspect about immediately.
 

12) journal the barcode's results. because wish because the item is still at the market, you to watch a rgeister of matching results at the follow-up page.
 
 

3. Using an Android

1) empty your Android's Google Play Store. knock the Google Play department app icon, which resembles a triangle at a white background.
 

2) knock the search block at the sumit and kind barcode scanner pro. because you type, search results will filter below.
 

3) knock Barcode Scanner Pro. It to exist the sumit item at the drop-down menu if you spelling it correctly. Tapping it takes you ought the Barcode Scanner Pro page.
 

4) knock INSTALL and then ACCEPT. This is the green button at the far-right side of the page beneath the app's title. This installs Barcode Scanner Pro at your phone.
  • Allow a little moments because the equipment ought finish.
 

5) knock OPEN. Once finished installing, a green "Open" button will appear. knock it ought launch the app.
 

6) detect your item's barcode. because the item that you desire ought scan, locate the barcode at the item or its packaging.
 

7) middle the barcode at the scanner's frame. You'll watch a box at the center of the Barcode Scanner Pro screen; middle your item's barcode at the box ought fast it ought scan. Once lined up and at focus, the barcode will inspect about instantly.
 

8) journal the barcode's results. You to watch a rgeister (if applicable) of matching item results back the barcode scans.
  • You can knock Product Search or Web Search ought search the web because matching results.