I assume this is Word 2002/3? From the Tools menu in Word, select Options
and then go to the General tab and check the box against the "Confirm
conversions at open" item. Then when you attach the data source to the mail
merge main document, you will be given the option of using the DDE method of
connection which should read the data as you have it formatted in the table.

See also http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Pcakes wrote:
I have done a mail merge from an Excell file creating mailing labels,
on the screen I can see the zipcodes, however when I print them
several of the zipcodes show up as 0 (zero). Can you explain why
this is, and propose an answer.

Thanks!