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Old February 8th, 2007, 07:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Kevina70
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Microsoft took out the capability in Word 2007 (except by a round about
process) of printing a postal bar code on Envelopes. Is there a free or
inexpensive add-in I can use to do this?
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Old February 8th, 2007, 08:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Jay Freedman
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Kevina70 wrote:
Microsoft took out the capability in Word 2007 (except by a round
about process) of printing a postal bar code on Envelopes. Is there a
free or inexpensive add-in I can use to do this?


According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897290, "the USPS does not
accept bulk mail that has address labels that contain POSTNET bar codes that
are generated by Word. These bulk mailings no longer qualify for a bulk
mailing discount."

Unless you have the mail volume needed to get the discount, and the software
to produce correct bar codes, it isn't worth trying.

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Old February 9th, 2007, 12:52 AM
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Umm... that's an inadequate reason to remove the feature, because people use bar codes for more than to get a bulk mailing discount. Mail with bar codes reputedly arrives at its destination faster, because it can be more easily sorted by computer.
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Old February 9th, 2007, 03:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Kevina70
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Thanks for the answer....

I am simply looking for a way to put a bar code on the envelope as in Word
2007. I am not a bulk mailer. I can do it, but the required procedure takes
too long....

"Kevina70" wrote:

Microsoft took out the capability in Word 2007 (except by a round about
process) of printing a postal bar code on Envelopes. Is there a free or
inexpensive add-in I can use to do this?

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Old February 10th, 2007, 04:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Jay Freedman
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The BARCODE field still works in Word 2007, the same as in Word 2003
and earlier. All that was removed was the check box in the Envelopes
and Labels dialog for adding it automatically; now you have to do it
manually.

The Help topic about the field is available online at
http://office.microsoft.com/assistan...&respos=1&rt=2

The fact remains that the Post Office won't make any use of the
PostNet barcode generated by this field because it's obsolete, and
putting it on your envelopes might actually make your mail take longer
to arrive if they have to reprocess it manually.

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On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 06:33:02 -0800, Kevina70
wrote:

Thanks for the answer....

I am simply looking for a way to put a bar code on the envelope as in Word
2007. I am not a bulk mailer. I can do it, but the required procedure takes
too long....

"Kevina70" wrote:

Microsoft took out the capability in Word 2007 (except by a round about
process) of printing a postal bar code on Envelopes. Is there a free or
inexpensive add-in I can use to do this?

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Old February 12th, 2007, 11:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
gr8auntieokie
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I have an AutoText mergefield in Word 2000 that still works in Word 2007. The
mergefield code is: { BARCODE \u "type zip code here" \* MERGEFORMAT }. I
called it ZIPBARCODE. Whenever I want to use it, I type ZIP and then press
F3 to
drop the code into my document/envelope. SHIFT+F9 opens the code and I
replace "type zip code here" with the pertinent ZIPcode ("XXXX"), then press
SHIFT-F9 again to close the code. As I say, it still works in Word 2007.


"Kevina70" wrote:
Thanks for the answer....
I am simply looking for a way to put a bar code on the envelope as in Word
2007. I am not a bulk mailer. I can do it, but the required procedure takes
too long....
"Kevina70" wrote:

Microsoft took out the capability in Word 2007 (except by a round about
process) of printing a postal bar code on Envelopes. Is there a free or
inexpensive add-in I can use to do this?

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Old February 13th, 2007, 08:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Graham Mayor
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Default Post Net Bar Code, office 2007

You have not been following the thread - the postnet bar code can still be
created, but there is no point doing so because it is no longer accepted as
a valid bar code by the postal service.

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gr8auntieokie wrote:
I have an AutoText mergefield in Word 2000 that still works in Word
2007. The mergefield code is: { BARCODE \u "type zip code here" \*
MERGEFORMAT }. I called it ZIPBARCODE. Whenever I want to use it, I
type ZIP and then press F3 to
drop the code into my document/envelope. SHIFT+F9 opens the code and I
replace "type zip code here" with the pertinent ZIPcode ("XXXX"),
then press SHIFT-F9 again to close the code. As I say, it still works
in Word 2007.


"Kevina70" wrote:
Thanks for the answer....
I am simply looking for a way to put a bar code on the envelope as
in Word 2007. I am not a bulk mailer. I can do it, but the required
procedure takes too long....
"Kevina70" wrote:

Microsoft took out the capability in Word 2007 (except by a round
about process) of printing a postal bar code on Envelopes. Is there
a free or inexpensive add-in I can use to do this?



 




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