preceeding zeros in postal codes of mail merge

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Crystal B - 20 Nov 2005 13:37 GMT

how to print preceeding zeros in postal codes of mail merge from excel
list when that excel field is formated as zip code and excel prints
correctly.
example:
excel field zip code 01035
merge field zip code 1035

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 20 Nov 2005 15:28 GMT

See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at

http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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> how to print preceeding zeros in postal codes of mail merge from excel
> list when that excel field is formated as zip code and excel prints
> correctly.
> example:
> excel field zip code 01035
> merge field zip code 1035

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Crystal B - 23 Nov 2005 23:56 GMT

Thanks!

> See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
> website at
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> > excel field zip code 01035
> > merge field zip code 1035

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