The big picture on the bottom left corner of the envelope is a no-no,
though. You need to keep the "bar code read area" clear. You can find these
postal regulations online at
www.usps.com.
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"davek" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jay and Charles. Thats what I get for trusting the postman at the
post
office LOL.. I went in there and asked if the envelope looked kosher
(return
address, Address, delivery Point Barcode and a big picture on the left
bottom
corner of the envelope) ( because my rent check never made it to my
landlord
and I thought something may have been wrong with printed envelope) He
said the only thing he would recommend is to stick the barcode under the
address,, but other than that everything looked fine.. He also said that
you
can leave the bar code where it was because it was withing the address
block.. I said thats good because I see no option for putting it at the
bottom... Thanks for the links and I will make a new template thanks
again
MPVS
I think someone just collected my envelope cause it looked so good 
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
Hi Dave,
First, it is NOT true that the post office prefers to have the barcode
at the bottom of the envelope. In Publication 25 at
http://pe.usps.com/search/jsp/search...dtype= 2#hit0
under the heading "Address Block Barcoding", it specifically says that
placing the barcode in the address block -- either above or below the
human-readable address -- "is the most desirable method of choice" (as
redundant as that statement may be). Look at exhibit 4-6 below that
paragraph.
If, despite that, you still want to force the barcode below the
address, then you should create a separate template for your envelopes
and not use Word's Envelope wizard. See
http://www.gmayor.com/changing_envelope_layout.htm for procedures.
Then you can place the BARCODE field wherever you want it.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:35:03 -0800, "davek"
wrote:
I am trying to put the "POSTNET bar code" or "delivery Point Barcode"
on the
bottom of the envelope under the address instead of on top of the
address. I
see no options for doing this in word 97 or word 2003. The post office
prefers to have this barcode across the bottom of the envelope. Is
there a
way to set this as default in word 97/2003 options. I have moved the
{
BARCODE ENV_ZIPCODE4\b \u } using ALT-F9 but this would be a pain in
the
rear if you had to do this everytime to add the [ "POSTNET bar code"
or
"delivery Point Barcode" ] to an envelope. There sure seems like this
would
be a definable option you could set and use as a default. Any help
would be
appreciated
Dave
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
Hi Eric.
Word has only US Postnet code capability built in.
You have two choices: get a font that creates bar codes when applied
to the numbers/letters, or use a program or ActiveX control to create the
codes. Use Google to search for the terms 'upc code word' (without
quotes) -- the first screenful from about 80,000 hits will take you where
you need to go.
--
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
"Eric Jeppesen" wrote:
I'm trying to insert UPC bar codes into a word document, and have
only found how to insert USPS Zip Codes onto an envelope. Can anyone direct
me to a solution?
Thanks.
--
Eric