Barcode Help

[Tim]

I am creating a template for envelopes, and the template
links an Access address database. How do I take the
address information to create a postal barcode using the
barcode field? How do I link the barcode field to the
access database? I am using mail merge.

 

[Tom]

Doing this is a bit tricky, as you can't type or
copy/paste codes from this response. Step by step would
be:

1. Start at the insertion point of your barcode.
Then press CTRL-F9 that will give you {} braces inside
them type:
2. BARCODE "
3. then press CTRL-F9 again to get you second {}
braces inside them type:
4. MERGEFIELD Zip
5. then move cursor to the first braces and finish
typing:
6. " \u \* MERGEFORMAT

That should do the trick.

The resulting merge field codes will look like:
{BARCODE "{ MERGEFIELD Zip}" \u \* MERGEFORMAT}

The "Zip" in this example will be your Access field.

 

[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Tim,

I am creating a template for envelopes, and the template
links an Access address database. How do I take the
address information to create a postal barcode using the
barcode field? How do I link the barcode field to the
access database? I am using mail merge.

Tom's reply is close, but in my experience it's off the
mark. It should have at least one, more likely two carriage
returns in that field code he's shown you.

The most certain way to get a CORRECT barcode is to create
an ENVELOPE main merge document, allowing Word to generate
the barcode for you, then COPY it and PASTE into your
letter.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jan 24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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