zip code staring with 0 gets trucated

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Dennis - 28 Apr 2006 03:21 GMT

In a merge to create labels, the zip codes that start with 0's are tructed
in the final merge document: 02879 becomes 2879. The main document is an
excel file and the column is formatted as special; zip code.

What is the fix?

Thanks

Dennis

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 28 Apr 2006 05:03 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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> In a merge to create labels, the zip codes that start with 0's are
> tructed
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> Dennis

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