barcode placement on envelopes

[Guest]

on my envelopes, i need the barcode to print below the address, not above it.
i'm on word 2002. help please?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

FWIW, the USPS is perfectly happy with POSTNET barcodes above the address.
If this is just a matter of preference (I also prefer to put the barcode at
the bottom of the envelope), then it can't be done through Tools | Envelopes
and Labels. You'll have to set up an envelope template and put the barcode
in a frame at the bottom margin. In order to do this, you'll have to educate
yourself on the BARCODE field; it will require you to bookmark the envelope
address and reference that bookmark in the field.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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[Joseph N.]

i need the barcode to print below the address, not above it.

Why? In the U.S., if I recall correctly, the postal regulations
governing placement of delivery bar codes on envelopes accept a bar
code above the address as well as below and to the right.

 

[Joseph N.]

You'll have to set up an envelope template and put the barcode
in a frame at the bottom margin. In order to do this, you'll
have to educate yourself on the BARCODE field; it will require
you to bookmark the envelope address and reference that bookmark
in the field.

To original poster: Also check the USPS regs on the size and
placement of the barcode. Because it's read by superfast sorting
machines, the placement is critical.