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Default My zip code field on the mail merge drops leading zeroes, why?

My zip code field on the mail merge drops leading zeroes, why?

In Excel, that column is formatted as the special field "Zip Code" and the
leading zeroes are there. Why in Word does the mail merge drop the leading
zeroes?
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Default My zip code field on the mail merge drops leading zeroes, why?

See http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm for explanations and some suggestions.

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My zip code field on the mail merge drops leading zeroes, why?

In Excel, that column is formatted as the special field "Zip Code" and the
leading zeroes are there. Why in Word does the mail merge drop the
leading
zeroes?



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