atw: Re: Australian Standards for Letters

Rod,
Thanks for the history.

That explains why I cannot use Word to put on USPS codes.
I am getting mail that has some type of barcode.  Any idea what it is and
how to do it?

Bob T

2008/10/29 Rod Stuart <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>

> Symptoms
>
> In an earlier version of Microsoft Office Word, I was able to get a bulk
> mailing discount on my mailings by inserting a POSTNET bar code, as well as
> a FIM-A code on envelopes and labels. In Microsoft Office Word 2007, I
> cannot find the options for adding these codes to my envelopes and labels.
> Cause
>
> Periodically, the United States Postal Service (USPS) changes the way it
> calculates postal bar codes. When this happens, bulk mail that uses the bar
> codes generated by Word may not be accepted by the USPS. To avoid providing
> bar codes that may become obsolete, Microsoft has removed this feature from
> Office Word 2007.
>
> 2008/10/29 Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>  Does anyone know how to type the barcode that is often above or below the
>> typed address?
>>
>> Just wondering.
>> Bob T
>>
>> 2008/10/28 Daryl Colquhoun <atw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Brian - me sad? No.
>>>>
>>>
>>> A transferred epithet. Your comments about the TAFE nonagenarians induce
>>> sadness. Not that I've anything against nonagenarians; one day I hope to be
>>> one.
>>>
>>> The point about envelope addressing is that it can carry through to the
>>> address on the letter itself. (This is how your argument to the
>>> nonagenarians will run.) For a start, the addressing may as well be the same
>>> in both places. But if you're using window-faced envelopes, the letter
>>> address _is_ the envelope address.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Emails sent to this address are deleted unread as an anti-spam measure.
>>> **************************************************
>>> To view the austechwriter archives, go to
>>> www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter
>>>
>>> To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes).
>>>
>>> To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION
>>> modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter
>>>
>>> To contact the list administrator, send a message to
>>> austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> **************************************************
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Trussler
>> Phone  0418 661 462
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Rod Stuart
> 6 Brickhill Drive
> Dilston, TAS 7252, Australia
> <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>
> (040) 184 6575
>



-- 
Bob Trussler
Phone  0418 661 462

Other related posts: