Merging Excel cells that contain numbers using Free 3 of 9 Barcode

[mreinders]

I have an excel spreadsheet that is the data source for a mail merge letter.
One column contains *XXXXX-XXXX-X* (X being numbers) they are formated with
Free 3 0f 9 Barcode Font. If I print them from Excel, I can scan and read the
numbers with a hand held barcode reader. If I merge them to a word document,
they pic up an additional character that prevents them from being read. The
Word document is formatted in a table format that has a hidden character in
it (a circle with four tabs at an X pattern around the edge. Any help would
be greatly appreciated

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

The character that you describe is the end of cell marker. You can prevent
it being displayed by clicking on the ¶ button on the toolbar. It does not
however print so I am not sure how it would be affecting the barcode
reading.

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[mreinders]

If It turn off the Paragraph markings the end of cell marker goes away, but I
still have the original problem... Stumped!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

What then is the additional character?

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

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[macropod]

Hi mreinders,

Try formatting just the mergefield, not the whole cell.

Cheers