Mail Merge -- dropping numbers from zip codes

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Judy - 13 Oct 2003 19:01 GMT

We recently upgraded to XP and since that time I've been
having problems with the mail merge. Zip codes are often
incomplete after a merge, i.e. the data source indicates
08540 as the zip but after merging it appears as 8540.
Also, at times none of the zip appears but a zero shows up
instead! How can I fix this? Thanks.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 14 Oct 2003 10:58 GMT

Hi Judy,

See the US Zip Codes item on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website at
http://www.gmayor.dsl.pipex.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

> We recently upgraded to XP and since that time I've been
> having problems with the mail merge. Zip codes are often
> incomplete after a merge, i.e. the data source indicates
> 08540 as the zip but after merging it appears as 8540.
> Also, at times none of the zip appears but a zero shows up
> instead! How can I fix this? Thanks.

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