How do I print a zip code on individual envelopes?

[Guest]

I just installed Office 2007. Does it allow you to print a zip code on an
individual envelope? All the FAQ's I've found relate to mail merges.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Are you talking about the 5 or 9 digit number? If so, yes.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Guest]

I have some addresses with the 9 digit number and some with the 5 digit
number. My previous version of Word would print either one. It depended on
which one I typed.

Are you talking about the 5 or 9 digit number? If so, yes.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I just installed Office 2007. Does it allow you to print a zip code on an
individual envelope? All the FAQ's I've found relate to mail merges.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can print a ZIP code anywhere you insert or type it. I suspect, however,
that you are referring to POSTNET bar codes, which were removed from Word
2007 because they were no longer compliant with USPS requirements.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Does that mean I can't do it or not. I'm not sure I understand. What is the
difference between a regular zip code and the POSTNET bar codes?

 

[Graham Mayor]

A zip code is a number a bar code is a set of parallel lines derived from a
number that c an be read by a computer - and yes you can insert a barcode on
an envelope (the envelope templates you can download from my web site
include one with a barcode) but not from the envelope tool. You must add the
envelope to a document then insert on it a bar code field -

However the barcode produced by Word is POSTNET. The USPS no longer accepts
that format for bulk mail discounts -- see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897290 -- . so you might as well not use the
barcode feature at all.

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[JoAnn Paules]

How do you get your addresses onto your envelopes? What happens when you try
to print the envelopes?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I have some addresses with the 9 digit number and some with the 5 digit
number. My previous version of Word would print either one. It depended
on
which one I typed.

Are you talking about the 5 or 9 digit number? If so, yes.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I just installed Office 2007. Does it allow you to print a zip code on
an
individual envelope? All the FAQ's I've found relate to mail merges.