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Keyboard Emulation
Keyboard emulation allows you to automatically type the barcodes inside other programs.
Once you scan a barcode from the app, it will be instantly transmitted to the computer and automatically typed inside the active window.
Here you can see an example with a spreadsheet:
The Keyboard emulation will work with any program on your computer, for example: your inventory software, your accounting software, or even a web page in your browser.
Keyboard Emulation is enabled by default, to use it:
- Open Barcode to PC server on your computer
- Position the cursor in the text field where you want the barcode to be typed
- Open Barcode to PC app on your smartphone and tap the red camera button
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Common issues
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Nothing gets typed (Windows)
Make sure that the Enable Keyboard Emulation option is enabled in the server settings, like this:
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Nothing gets type (macOS Only)
Make sure that the server program has Accessibility permissions:
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If it doesn't work only with a specific program
If it is able to type barcodes inside other programs but not in the one that you want, try to run the server as Administrator right-clicking on it, like this:
