Printing Barcodes On Documents And Window Envelopes; Printing A Barcode On The Document; Printing Just A Barcode On The Envelope - Pitney Bowes DocuMatch Integrated Mail System Application Notes

Printing Barcodes on Documents and Window Envelopes

Printing a
Barcode on the
Document
DocuMatch Integrated Mail System
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Often an application will call for a window envelope but
you also want to print a barcode to qualify for postal
discounts. Microsoft Word includes a Barcode field that
produces Postnet barcodes, but due to changes in USPS
regulations effective in August, 1998, the barcodes it
produces are no longer correct for "hi-rise" addresses,
which are locations with a large number of apartments or
other unit numbers. There are, however, several ways to
produce correct barcodes with the DocuMatch system and
SmartMailer.
When SmartMailer is installed on your system, it also
installs a font called PitneyBowes. This font includes
characters for printing Postnet barcodes. To put a Postnet
barcode on your document, first set up a mail merge with a
postal coded database that includes the ZIP, ZIP4, and
DPBC fields. Position the cursor where you want the
barcode to appear (usually above or below the destination
address), type the [ character, and then insert the ZIP, ZIP4,
and DPBC fields, followed immediately by the ] character.
There should be no spaces or other punctuation.
If the field names are displayed, click on the ABC button on
the Mail Merge toolbar to display the digits. You should
now see something like this
[123456789012]
displayed where you want the barcode. Select this and
change the font to PitneyBowes and the size to 9 point and
the Postnet barcode should display. You may need to
adjust the point size slightly to print the correct size
barcode.
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