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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / February 2005Barcodes and mail merge
Trying to get barcodes on a mail merge with 200+ pieces. The barcodes are the same on every piece. I use the helper with Word 2000 and have also used the suggestions here and in KB Article 212221. Following the instrucitions in the KB article results in "Zip Code not valid!" error. Using the Word helper (Insert...Field...Barcode) and using the bookmark option to identify the address and zip fields results in all barcodes printing the same for all addresses. Any help is appreciated. Use your second option - merge to a new document, select all CTRL+A, then update F9. That should show the correct zips.  Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Trying to get barcodes on a mail merge with 200+ pieces. The > barcodes are the same on every piece. I use the helper with Word [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks Graham. That's totally logical. I also found that by "merging to printer" the barcodes printed correctly. Lenox > Use your second option - merge to a new document, select all CTRL+A, then > update F9. That should show the correct zips. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > Any help is appreciated. Graham, Just FYI: Although my problem is solved by using "Merge to Printer," the solution given here doesn't seem to work. -Sorry- Lenox > Use your second option - merge to a new document, select all CTRL+A, then > update F9. That should show the correct zips. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > Any help is appreciated. I've determined that the bookmark used in the barcode field doesn't carry beyond the first section (page) after the merge. Therefore, all the barcodes print using the bookmark on the first section. Is there anyway to merge to pages instead of sections? I have a feeling that is the problem. Thanks again, Lenox > Use your second option - merge to a new document, select all CTRL+A, then > update F9. That should show the correct zips. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > Any help is appreciated. You can't merge bookmarks for the reason you have just discovered. You can however include the data fields from the address in the barcode field if that will help avoid the use of the bookmarks. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > I've determined that the bookmark used in the barcode field doesn't > carry beyond the first section (page) after the merge. Therefore, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> >>> Any help is appreciated. Thanks again. Using this method along with the F9 - update fields - should work. Lenox > You can't merge bookmarks for the reason you have just discovered. You can > however include the data fields from the address in the barcode field if [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >>> > >>> Any help is appreciated. |
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