doing mail merge with excel the first letter in zip code is missi

[Guest]

how do I get the 1st number in zip codes to go into mail merge document . On
the excel spreadsheet, it looks fine , but with mail merge the # is missing

 

[Dave Peterson]

Debra Dalgleish posted this:

There's an article on the Microsoft web site that might help you:

Answer Box: Numbers don't merge right in Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/assistance/HA011164951033.aspx

And if you prefer the old Mail Merge helper, Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill
has instructions here:

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/CustomizingWord2002.htm

about half way down the page.