--- title: "Using Barcode Scanning" canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3276965/Using%20Barcode%20Scanning" format: markdown --- Barcode Scanning is displayed as a page made up of two sections: 1. Barcode Scanning 2. Scanned Barcodes ![image](media://c4dd956b-79a6-4ca5-9f00-6255f4bf911c) ## **Barcode Scanning** Barcodes can be captured in one of three ways: 1. Manually typing a barcode number into the form box and pressing Enter or clicking the blue **Add** button 2. Scanning barcodes with a barcode reader into the form box 3. Pasting barcodes from a text file ensuring each barcode is separated with either a space or a comma then pressing Enter or clicking the blue **Add** button Following the entering of a barcodes, click Add. The table on the right hand side is populated. The last barcode number scanned is shown  below the Barcode Scanning capture box with the **Title** displayed. ![image](media://3d82a879-cc56-4001-9d1b-c90020fc8d31)    > ℹ️ Barcodes added are specific to the user logged in and will be retained until cleared by the user. Each user can scan their own barcodes. **Scanned Barcodes** This table is shown by default in mini view mode and shows the basic copy details (Barcode Number, Location and Shelf Reference (if one exists). A function to remove the item is included.   ![image](media://31a9271f-2f36-4a5d-a536-5bad14356f75) As barcodes are scanned, they are added to the top of the Scanned Barcodes list. The item scanned is highlighted in green before it reverts to a white background. ![image](media://d21a7009-5a34-4728-aadc-27690b15ac83) Depending on access permissions, up to three functions can be performed : **Global Edit** A blue function button will be shown if the user is assigned the role of **Administrator **or **Catalogue Administrator**.  Its purpose is to run Copy Global Edit on the barcodes that have been scanned.  See Copy Global Edit **Print Queue** If Print Queue is enabled in the application, the blue function button will appear, providing the Role of the user logged in has permission to access this function.  It's purpose, is to add all scanned barcodes to a print queue i.e. to re-print barcodes. By clicking this function button, the Existing Print Queue page in the Soutron application is displayed. All scanned barcode copies will be automatically added and shown in the print queue for the user logged in.  Use the functionality accordingly.  See [Print Labels Queue-old](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279127) **Clear All** A grey button removes all the barcodes from the Scanned Barcodes table.  When clicked a pop up will appear seeking confirmation: ![image](media://7e3b3da3-b759-4427-997f-016c482fe695) Clicking the Green **Yes** button will remove all barcodes from the table. The Barcode(s) Removed section is updated with the items removed. Clicking the Grey **No **button will close the pop up and no barcodes will be removed. **Maxi View - Full screen mode** In the top right hand corner of the Table is a double arrow, ![image](media://e763c9b0-b90e-419b-85eb-241e4fd16c22) when this is clicked on it opens the table in full screen providing additional columns: ![image](media://df1bb407-7cec-4f37-8f18-41f50da092eb) Columns shown are: Barcode, Title, Office, Location + Sub Location (if one exists), Item Details, Copy Status, Shelf Reference and Remove The remove function works in the same way as described below as do the function buttons. Removing Barcode(s) added Barcodes can be removed in three ways: 1. Click the Red x for the barcode to be removed.   > Macro (inline-media-image) The barcode will be removed from the this section AND the table on the right hand side and will now show in a new section below: > Macro (inline-media-image) If a barcode is incorrectly removed, restore it by clicking on the green circlular arrow to the left of the barcode number 2. Barcodes shown in the table on the right hand side can be removed by clicking the red X. 3. Use the Clear Barcodes button on the right hand side. ***Restoring Barcodes removed***If a barcode is removed by mistake, it can be restored using the Green Circular icon in the Barcode(s) Removed section of the page> Macro (inline-media-image) The barcode will be added to the top of the table on the right hand side of the page.