How to create a Bar code on Photoshop

How to make a bar code.

 I learnt how to make a bar code. I did this on photo shop by doing 8 easy steps.

Step 1: Open a new document and make sure its on the international paper and it's A4 size. 

Step 2: Next you need to unlock the layer by right clicking and selecting layer from background. Then create a new layer by clicking on the button that looks like a sticky notes in the bottom right corner. Then make sure you are on the correct layer. (The top one).

Step 3: Click on the selection tool. At the top change the style to fixed size, the width to 100 and the height to 1. Then click on the page and what appears to be a small line should appear, its actually a small rectangle.

Step 4: Zoom in and fill in the rectangle black. (By using the paint bucket tool and making sure it's on black)

 Step 5: Go to filter, noise and then add noise.

Step 6: Change the settings to ,amount 400.00%, Gaussian and click on monjocromatic.

Step 7: You should be left with a thin line which has a random pattern of monochromatic tones.

Step 8: Finally stretch out the strip ( you may need to select show transform controls) to the size you want and then save it.

You should now have a bar code which only needs numbers added to it but you can just add a small text box and add in 13 numbers from 0-9.

Kate.