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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the
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Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word
were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help. |
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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
Thanks Susan,
I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. Any thoughts? Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help. |
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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
For directions, see
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...76710951e6bba2. I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. Any thoughts? Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help. |
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Jay,
Thanks for the quick response. It was in fact a postal employee who advised me of this. I am not sure if he was in fact referring to a POSTNET code, but he did say that any items that posessed any such tag would be processed through the sort process 'much' more quickly. The only reason I ever used this feature was beacuse I 'thought' I could get more time-sensitive correspondence to it's destination more quickly. Was I wasting my time? Thanks, Ed "Jay Freedman" wrote: For directions, see http://groups.google.com/group/micro...76710951e6bba2. I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. Any thoughts? Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help. |
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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
I don't know whether there is a significant reduction in processing time for
individual mail pieces if you supply the bar codes -- that's why I asked what you'd been told. I've occasionally searched the Postal Service site at www.usps.com and never found an unequivocal statement. I have read that the large mail sorting facilities have very high-speed machines that can read addresses and apply a bar code, but I don't know whether all mail is processed that way. I also don't know what the difference in processing time might be between precoded and uncoded mail pieces -- but I suspect it's less than a minute unless the address contains a mistake. On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:06:03 -0700, Ed wrote: Jay, Thanks for the quick response. It was in fact a postal employee who advised me of this. I am not sure if he was in fact referring to a POSTNET code, but he did say that any items that posessed any such tag would be processed through the sort process 'much' more quickly. The only reason I ever used this feature was beacuse I 'thought' I could get more time-sensitive correspondence to it's destination more quickly. Was I wasting my time? Thanks, Ed "Jay Freedman" wrote: For directions, see http://groups.google.com/group/micro...76710951e6bba2. I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. Any thoughts? Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help. |
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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
(In which case the human operator will probably get it right, and the
machine will probably get it wrong.) On Aug 29, 7:57*pm, Jay Freedman wrote: I don't know whether there is a significant reduction in processing time for individual mail pieces if you supply the bar codes -- that's why I asked what you'd been told. I've occasionally searched the Postal Service site atwww..usps.comand never found an unequivocal statement. I have read that the large mail sorting facilities have very high-speed machines that can read addresses and apply a bar code, but I don't know whether all mail is processed that way. I also don't know what the difference in processing time might be between precoded and uncoded mail pieces -- but I suspect it's less than a minute unless the address contains a mistake. On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:06:03 -0700, Ed wrote: Jay, Thanks for the quick response. It was in fact a postal employee who advised me of this. *I am not sure if he was in fact referring to a POSTNET code, but he did say that any items that posessed any such tag would be processed through the sort process 'much' more quickly. *The only reason I ever used this feature was beacuse I 'thought' I could get more time-sensitive correspondence to it's destination more quickly. *Was I wasting my time? Thanks, Ed "Jay Freedman" wrote: For directions, see http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cmanagement/br..... I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. *Any thoughts? *Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. *When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. *I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help.- |
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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
Well. that assumes there is a human operator, and that anyone notices the
mistake before it goes out the door. We recently mailed a package from Pennsylvania to Oregon, and the USPS tracking site told us that it went through the Honolulu sorting facility. :-( On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:14:04 -0700 (PDT), grammatim wrote: (In which case the human operator will probably get it right, and the machine will probably get it wrong.) On Aug 29, 7:57*pm, Jay Freedman wrote: I don't know whether there is a significant reduction in processing time for individual mail pieces if you supply the bar codes -- that's why I asked what you'd been told. I've occasionally searched the Postal Service site atwww.usps.comand never found an unequivocal statement. I have read that the large mail sorting facilities have very high-speed machines that can read addresses and apply a bar code, but I don't know whether all mail is processed that way. I also don't know what the difference in processing time might be between precoded and uncoded mail pieces -- but I suspect it's less than a minute unless the address contains a mistake. On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:06:03 -0700, Ed wrote: Jay, Thanks for the quick response. It was in fact a postal employee who advised me of this. *I am not sure if he was in fact referring to a POSTNET code, but he did say that any items that posessed any such tag would be processed through the sort process 'much' more quickly. *The only reason I ever used this feature was beacuse I 'thought' I could get more time-sensitive correspondence to it's destination more quickly. *Was I wasting my time? Thanks, Ed "Jay Freedman" wrote: For directions, see http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cmanagement/br.... I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. *Any thoughts? *Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. *When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. *I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help.- |
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How do I add delivery barcode to an envelope for Word 2007?
I expect the machine to kick a problem out as unreadable.
Honolulu doesn't seem unreasonable (especially if Inouye or Akaka hadn't gotten any pork in a while); supposedly everything sent via FedEx passes through Nashville (or have they meanwhile set up some sort of regional hub system?). On Aug 30, 12:02*am, Jay Freedman wrote: Well. that assumes there is a human operator, and that anyone notices the mistake before it goes out the door. We recently mailed a package from Pennsylvania to Oregon, and the USPS tracking site told us that it went through the Honolulu sorting facility. :-( On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:14:04 -0700 (PDT), grammatim wrote: (In which case the human operator will probably get it right, and the machine will probably get it wrong.) On Aug 29, 7:57*pm, Jay Freedman wrote: I don't know whether there is a significant reduction in processing time for individual mail pieces if you supply the bar codes -- that's why I asked what you'd been told. I've occasionally searched the Postal Service site atwww.usps.comandnever found an unequivocal statement. I have read that the large mail sorting facilities have very high-speed machines that can read addresses and apply a bar code, but I don't know whether all mail is processed that way. I also don't know what the difference in processing time might be between precoded and uncoded mail pieces -- but I suspect it's less than a minute unless the address contains a mistake. On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:06:03 -0700, Ed wrote: Jay, Thanks for the quick response. It was in fact a postal employee who advised me of this. *I am not sure if he was in fact referring to a POSTNET code, but he did say that any items that posessed any such tag would be processed through the sort process 'much' more quickly. *The only reason I ever used this feature was beacuse I 'thought' I could get more time-sensitive correspondence to it's destination more quickly. *Was I wasting my time? Thanks, Ed "Jay Freedman" wrote: For directions, see http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cmanagement/br.... I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. *Any thoughts? *Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. *When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. *I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help.-- |
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FedEx's hub is Memphis, not Nashville.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "grammatim" wrote in message ... I expect the machine to kick a problem out as unreadable. Honolulu doesn't seem unreasonable (especially if Inouye or Akaka hadn't gotten any pork in a while); supposedly everything sent via FedEx passes through Nashville (or have they meanwhile set up some sort of regional hub system?). On Aug 30, 12:02 am, Jay Freedman wrote: Well. that assumes there is a human operator, and that anyone notices the mistake before it goes out the door. We recently mailed a package from Pennsylvania to Oregon, and the USPS tracking site told us that it went through the Honolulu sorting facility. :-( On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:14:04 -0700 (PDT), grammatim wrote: (In which case the human operator will probably get it right, and the machine will probably get it wrong.) On Aug 29, 7:57 pm, Jay Freedman wrote: I don't know whether there is a significant reduction in processing time for individual mail pieces if you supply the bar codes -- that's why I asked what you'd been told. I've occasionally searched the Postal Service site atwww.usps.comandnever found an unequivocal statement. I have read that the large mail sorting facilities have very high-speed machines that can read addresses and apply a bar code, but I don't know whether all mail is processed that way. I also don't know what the difference in processing time might be between precoded and uncoded mail pieces -- but I suspect it's less than a minute unless the address contains a mistake. On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:06:03 -0700, Ed wrote: Jay, Thanks for the quick response. It was in fact a postal employee who advised me of this. I am not sure if he was in fact referring to a POSTNET code, but he did say that any items that posessed any such tag would be processed through the sort process 'much' more quickly. The only reason I ever used this feature was beacuse I 'thought' I could get more time-sensitive correspondence to it's destination more quickly. Was I wasting my time? Thanks, Ed "Jay Freedman" wrote: For directions, see http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cmanagement/br.... I'm curious about who informed you that a Word-printed bar code reduces lag time. Was it a Postal Service employee? Are you sure they were referring to a POSTNET code and not one of the newer codes? Did they say, or even imply, that the reduction in lag time was significant? -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Ed wrote: Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. Any thoughts? Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Microsoft removed this feature because the POSTNET codes produced by Word were no longer USPS-compliant. See "The POSTNET bar code that Word generates no longer qualifies for USPS bulk mailing discounts" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897290. You can still insert a BARCODE field manually, but it's somewhat pointless (I still do it out of habit). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Ed" wrote in message ... I used to do it in a previous version. When I go to where it used to be the option does not show. I am confused by the solutions I have seen on the WEB. Please help.-- |
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On Aug 30, 9:58*am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
FedEx's hub is Memphis, not Nashville. I've been in one of them twice and the other one nonce. Never, ever in Alabama, though! |
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I've never been in Memphis except to fly through the airport (it is also the
hub for Northwestern). Partly that's due to having grown up with the prejudices of two Middle Tennessean parents who didn't believe there was anything good in either East or West Tennessee. g I have been in Nashville many times, most recently to inter my parents' ashes in the family plot there (Nashville was my father's home town). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "grammatim" wrote in message ... On Aug 30, 9:58 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: FedEx's hub is Memphis, not Nashville. I've been in one of them twice and the other one nonce. Never, ever in Alabama, though! |
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Hi Ed,
The MS Word implementation (created back in Word v6 [Word 2007 is v12]) does not do DPC (Delivery Point Code) addressing correctly in all cases. This is a newer coding system than the zip+4 system that was implemented. As was pointed out new scanning equipment can read printed envelopes and in most cases handwriting far better than the 1st generation automation equipment in use a decade ago  The POSTNET barcoding discount was dropped by the US Postal Service; the coding didn't support other countries and that's where a lot of the growth in future sales will come ing and MS dropped from Office the matching batch mailing/envelope tools after Office 2000. With the increase in email and onscreen collaboration over postal mail (in volume and number of users g) MS made the business decision to not invest further in that aging feature that was introduced with Word v6, although there may be a more robust (and properly functioning tool) in a future version ============== "Ed" wrote in message ... Thanks Susan, I was informed that the inclusion of the bar code reduces postage handling and therefore reduces the lag time for the item. Any thoughts? Is there any easy way to convert a zip+4 into a barcode? Any suggestions? Thanks! Ed -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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