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A weighing scale, or scale, is a hardware measuring device that is used to determine the weight of objects. Scales are commonly used in production and industrial environments, because many retail products are sold based on the net weight of the object. For more information about weight, refer to Understanding Weight Measurements.

You can read data directly from a connected scale and print it on your items by using a data entry form. To do this, you add a scale display control to your data entry form and then link the control to an installed weighing scale configuration on your computer. At print time, the data entry form displays the measured weight that will be printed on your items.

In This Section

• Installing a Scale

  Learn how to install a weighing scale that is connected to your computer to BarTender, so that you can dynamically read weights from the scale at print time.

• Configuring a Scale

  Configure your weighing scale so that is works correctly with BarTender.

• Importing Data from a Scale

  Create and customize a scale display control and then connect the control to your scale.

• Capturing and Printing the Weight

  Capture the weight from your scale and then print the weight by using BarTender.