Where are the postal barcodes in Vista for envelopes and labels?

A

added value

I just installed Office 2007 and can't find the postal barcode component to
add to my envelopes and labels.. can anyone direct me? It was installed in
Windows 2003.

Thanks!
 
B

BrianB

The bar codes were removed by MS at the request of the post office. I read
that something about them was incorrect and actually caused the post office
more work than they saved.

Brian
 
J

JoAnn Paules

They were taken out.

This is copied from a reply by a fellow MVP:
""unless you are preparing a mailing for automation rates, you should NOT
put
barcodes on the mailpieces. As long as the mailing address is correct, your
mail will still be processed efficiently without a barcode-and
you won't need to worry about having the wrong barcode on your mail."

http://www.usps.com/businessmail101/misc/discountsBarcoded.htm

One of the links in the article says that you can't get an automation-rate
discount unless your mailing list has been verified by Coding Accuracy
Support System (CASS) software and you're sending at least 200 or 500 pieces
(depending on the mail class) at one time.

Part of the problem is that the standards for generating barcodes have
changed over the years and Word's feature has not kept up. Microsoft has a
general
article about this here::

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897290

There's a specific article about the problem with "multi-unit buildings"
here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/220548

In other words, if you're using USPS barcodes for bulk mailing discounts,
you have to use a package other than Word. If you aren't, you don't need
them and probably shouldn't use them at all. "
 

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