Bar Code Placement?

Hello,

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?

Thanks,

Dbm

Only by setting up your own template. There is no option to do this through
the Envelopes and Labels dialog.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Douglas McElvein" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?

Thanks,

Dbm

I don't know how to make the bar code appear below the
address, but I printed 36 Christmas card envelopes last
year and the bar code printed above all addresses. This fact
didn't bother the U.S. Postal Service since all cards were
delivered promptly.

Personally, I wouldn't lose sleep over the issue. Mail gets to
its destination regardless of the bar code's location.

If you do discover the answer for forcing the bar code below
the address, please post it in this newsgroup.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ...
Only by setting up your own template. There is no option to do this through
the Envelopes and Labels dialog.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Douglas McElvein" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?

Thanks,

Dbm

Well, I should have added that postal regulations do not require the bar
code to be at the bottom, but users who want them at the bottom are rarely
influenced by this information.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Uncle Joe" wrote in message
...
I don't know how to make the bar code appear below the
address, but I printed 36 Christmas card envelopes last
year and the bar code printed above all addresses. This fact
didn't bother the U.S. Postal Service since all cards were
delivered promptly.

Personally, I wouldn't lose sleep over the issue. Mail gets to
its destination regardless of the bar code's location.

If you do discover the answer for forcing the bar code below
the address, please post it in this newsgroup.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Only by setting up your own template. There is no option to do this
through
the Envelopes and Labels dialog.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Douglas McElvein" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?

Thanks,

Dbm

Hi Douglas,

Select the barcode. Ctrl+X to cut it. Click where you want it. Ctrl+V
to paste it.

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

This won't help if Douglas is using the Envelopes and Labels dialog because
(a) the dialog does not display the bar code, so there is nothing to cut and
paste, and (b) very likely Douglas wants the bar code at the bottom of the
envelope, not just below the address. Even if Douglas uses Add to Document
to create an editable envelope, cut and paste will not be easy because the
delivery address is in a frame, and the bar code would have to be pasted
outside the frame (which by default would put it immediately below the
return address).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000b475.0088a5ef@speedy...
Hi Douglas,

Select the barcode. Ctrl+X to cut it. Click where you want it. Ctrl+V
to paste it.

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

I must admit this is fascinating stuff.

Yes, I am interested in placing the bar code below the address because of
personal preference.

So, I suppose fooling around with a template may be the way to go for now.

Thanks for one and all for the imput.

Dbm

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
This won't help if Douglas is using the Envelopes and Labels dialog
because
(a) the dialog does not display the bar code, so there is nothing to cut
and
paste, and (b) very likely Douglas wants the bar code at the bottom of the
envelope, not just below the address. Even if Douglas uses Add to Document
to create an editable envelope, cut and paste will not be easy because the
delivery address is in a frame, and the bar code would have to be pasted
outside the frame (which by default would put it immediately below the
return address).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000b475.0088a5ef@speedy...
Hi Douglas,

Select the barcode. Ctrl+X to cut it. Click where you want it. Ctrl+V
to paste it.

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

To do this you'll need to put the BARCODE field in another frame (you can
set the vertical position as Bottom Relative to Margin if you define the
bottom margin correctly). It will need to reference a bookmark that
encompasses the Envelope Address frame.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Douglas McElvein" wrote in message
...
I must admit this is fascinating stuff.

Yes, I am interested in placing the bar code below the address because of
personal preference.

So, I suppose fooling around with a template may be the way to go for now.

Thanks for one and all for the imput.

Dbm

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
This won't help if Douglas is using the Envelopes and Labels dialog
because
(a) the dialog does not display the bar code, so there is nothing to cut
and
paste, and (b) very likely Douglas wants the bar code at the bottom of
the
envelope, not just below the address. Even if Douglas uses Add to
Document
to create an editable envelope, cut and paste will not be easy because
the
delivery address is in a frame, and the bar code would have to be pasted
outside the frame (which by default would put it immediately below the
return address).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000b475.0088a5ef@speedy...
Hi Douglas,

Select the barcode. Ctrl+X to cut it. Click where you want it. Ctrl+V
to paste it.

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

Way, way too much trouble for appearance's sake, methinks. How many of us
spend more than two seconds admiring an envelope when it arrives in the mail?

Everyone is different. Suppose that's why the Microsoft Word Gods created
templates--so that each of us can go off into a corner and beat our brains out
trying to accomplish something unique...even if our achievement makes not one
whit of difference to the world or to the Postal Service. Somehow, I suspect
that the Microsoft Word Gods spoke to the U.S. Postal Service about the
placement of the bar code before they hard-coded the bar code's printing.

Go for it, Douglas. Let us know how you made out. Suggest you add the following
text to the front of your envelope: "Please admire this envelope's bar code because
I worked like a possessed fiend to relocate it to the bottom." (Grin.)

Good luck!

"Douglas McElvein" wrote in message ...
I must admit this is fascinating stuff.

Yes, I am interested in placing the bar code below the address because of personal preference.

So, I suppose fooling around with a template may be the way to go for now.

Thanks for one and all for the imput.

Dbm

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ...
This won't help if Douglas is using the Envelopes and Labels dialog because
(a) the dialog does not display the bar code, so there is nothing to cut and
paste, and (b) very likely Douglas wants the bar code at the bottom of the
envelope, not just below the address. Even if Douglas uses Add to Document
to create an editable envelope, cut and paste will not be easy because the
delivery address is in a frame, and the bar code would have to be pasted
outside the frame (which by default would put it immediately below the
return address).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000b475.0088a5ef@speedy...
Hi Douglas,

Select the barcode. Ctrl+X to cut it. Click where you want it. Ctrl+V
to paste it.

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

I think Douglas, like many other users, has noted that the USPS itself
prints bar codes across the bottom of the envelope (which must be left free
for that purpose, with the exception that bar codes can be printed there).
In fact, if you print a bar code there, you'll often find that your envelope
arrives with a (slightly different) bar code printed across the bottom of
the back side. Recent versions of Word, I understand, are not actually able
to print an 11-digit bar code (in any position) that conforms to USPS
requirements for bulk mail.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Uncle Joe" wrote in message
...
Way, way too much trouble for appearance's sake, methinks. How many of us
spend more than two seconds admiring an envelope when it arrives in the
mail?

Everyone is different. Suppose that's why the Microsoft Word Gods created
templates--so that each of us can go off into a corner and beat our brains
out
trying to accomplish something unique...even if our achievement makes not
one
whit of difference to the world or to the Postal Service. Somehow, I
suspect
that the Microsoft Word Gods spoke to the U.S. Postal Service about the
placement of the bar code before they hard-coded the bar code's printing.

Go for it, Douglas. Let us know how you made out. Suggest you add the
following
text to the front of your envelope: "Please admire this envelope's bar
code because
I worked like a possessed fiend to relocate it to the bottom." (Grin.)

Good luck!

"Douglas McElvein" wrote in message
...
I must admit this is fascinating stuff.

Yes, I am interested in placing the bar code below the address because
of personal preference.

So, I suppose fooling around with a template may be the way to go for
now.

Thanks for one and all for the imput.

Dbm

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
This won't help if Douglas is using the Envelopes and Labels dialog
because
(a) the dialog does not display the bar code, so there is nothing to
cut and
paste, and (b) very likely Douglas wants the bar code at the bottom of
the
envelope, not just below the address. Even if Douglas uses Add to
Document
to create an editable envelope, cut and paste will not be easy because
the
delivery address is in a frame, and the bar code would have to be
pasted
outside the frame (which by default would put it immediately below the
return address).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000b475.0088a5ef@speedy...
Hi Douglas,

Select the barcode. Ctrl+X to cut it. Click where you want it. Ctrl+V
to paste it.

I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003.

When I use:

Tools
Letters and Mailings
Envelopes and Labels

and add a bar code for zip codes the code is added above the mailing
address. How can I make it appear below the address?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)