Its a workaround but you can get a free barcode scanner, scan the barcode, copy it to the clip board, go back to Collector and paste it into the attribute cell. ![](/legacyfs/online/emoticons/confused.png)
There is also free open source software called ZBar that can scan pictures of barcodes that are saved in a folder on a PC.
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