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delivery point barcode in merge to labels from Outlook 2003 contacts
Does anybody know how to include a delivery point barcode on labels
generated from a mail merge initiated in Oultook 2003? It's very simple to do this if you originate the merge from Word (there's an icon for it in the wizard), but I prefer to initiate my merges from Outlook. I typically contact people by phone and then generate a label to them if they express interest in my services. I can easily send labels to a filtered group or to selected contacts straight out of Outlook. It's much more cumbersome to have to go into Word and look up the contacts again in order to create/edit a recipient list. The only problem is that I'm not seeing a way to insert a delivery point barcode when I initiate the merge from Outlook. I used to be able to do this from Outlook 2000. The answer may be he http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...CH061047251033 I don't know how/where I would insert the code though. Seems like it should be part of the wizard like it is in Word, but I'm open to suggestions. Thanks, John Nasta |
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There may be no point. This is from a post on this subject by Peter
Jamieson: Quote The problem with the barcodes inserted by Word is not just to do with the fact that you can't use this software to get bulk discounts. It's also to do with the fact that for multi-unit addresses (apartment blocks etc.) the geenrated barcodes may be incorrect because the USPS changed the algorithm several years ago and Word did not keep up. In other words, your mail might not be handled correctly by the USPS. I am told that barcodes generated from 9-digit ZIP codes are correct, but have no means of verifying that that is still correct. Unquote -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "John Nasta" wrote in message ... Does anybody know how to include a delivery point barcode on labels generated from a mail merge initiated in Oultook 2003? It's very simple to do this if you originate the merge from Word (there's an icon for it in the wizard), but I prefer to initiate my merges from Outlook. I typically contact people by phone and then generate a label to them if they express interest in my services. I can easily send labels to a filtered group or to selected contacts straight out of Outlook. It's much more cumbersome to have to go into Word and look up the contacts again in order to create/edit a recipient list. The only problem is that I'm not seeing a way to insert a delivery point barcode when I initiate the merge from Outlook. I used to be able to do this from Outlook 2000. The answer may be he http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...CH061047251033 I don't know how/where I would insert the code though. Seems like it should be part of the wizard like it is in Word, but I'm open to suggestions. Thanks, John Nasta |
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Wow. I guess the answer is to just forget about barcoding then...
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... There may be no point. This is from a post on this subject by Peter Jamieson: Quote The problem with the barcodes inserted by Word is not just to do with the fact that you can't use this software to get bulk discounts. It's also to do with the fact that for multi-unit addresses (apartment blocks etc.) the geenrated barcodes may be incorrect because the USPS changed the algorithm several years ago and Word did not keep up. In other words, your mail might not be handled correctly by the USPS. I am told that barcodes generated from 9-digit ZIP codes are correct, but have no means of verifying that that is still correct. Unquote -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP |
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If it is any comfort, the USPS claims that its systems handle "properly
addressed mail" as efficiently as barcoded mail. They may not put it precisely like that, and it may be that then mean "properly addressed with an address that's printed rather than handwritten" but perhaps the recognistion equipment can cop e with practically anything these days. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "John Nasta" wrote in message ... Wow. I guess the answer is to just forget about barcoding then... "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... There may be no point. This is from a post on this subject by Peter Jamieson: Quote The problem with the barcodes inserted by Word is not just to do with the fact that you can't use this software to get bulk discounts. It's also to do with the fact that for multi-unit addresses (apartment blocks etc.) the geenrated barcodes may be incorrect because the USPS changed the algorithm several years ago and Word did not keep up. In other words, your mail might not be handled correctly by the USPS. I am told that barcodes generated from 9-digit ZIP codes are correct, but have no means of verifying that that is still correct. Unquote -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP |
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delivery point barcode in merge to labels from Outlook 2003 contacts
Thanks Peter,
Yes, I am using nice cleanly printed labels and I guess they ought to be able to scan that without a problem. I'll just stick to originating my merges from Outlook because the ability to select individual contacts and/or filter is much easier/better than doing it from Word, and I'll forget about barcoding. John Nasta "Peter Jamieson" wrote in message ... If it is any comfort, the USPS claims that its systems handle "properly addressed mail" as efficiently as barcoded mail. They may not put it precisely like that, and it may be that then mean "properly addressed with an address that's printed rather than handwritten" but perhaps the recognistion equipment can cop e with practically anything these days. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk |
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