This is an excellent tip and I thank you very much. I will definitely try your suggestion.
Robert On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:18 PM, NoOp <gl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > On 11/23/2010 11:17 AM, Duffield wrote: > > Thank you for the direct answer. I thought perhaps that it might have > been > > there but that I simply had not found it yet. I'll not search further. > I > > will hope that the feature may be incorporated in some future release. > It > > certainly is not essential to me but I've long used it to aid in having > my > > mail routed quickly and efficiently. The post office tells me they > > appreciate having it on envelopes and address labels but it is not so > > important that I will reinstall Word in my PC just to get the feature. > > > > Thank you for your information. > > > > Robert > > Please bottom post on this list - meaning put your reply following mine :-) > > It's a bit of a kludge, but you can use the postnet font for single > envelopes, at least until May 2011 (after that the USPS is converting to > their "Intelligent" barcode & I've no idea if the postnet barcode is > valid afterwards. > > Download and install the postnet.ttf font on your system: > http://www.qualifiedaddress.com/Library/POSTNET.ttf > Open OOo and create your envelope address as normal in 'Insert|Envelope. > However, when adding the addressee's information in the Addressee box, > add the postal code again below the address: > > John Doe > Anytreet 1234 > Anytown, Somestate 123456-78910 > 123456-78910 <== here > > Create the envelope, then highlight the bottom 123456-78910 and change > the font to the postalnet font. Hint, the font will not display like the > other fonts in the dropdown; instead enter 'U' and that will get you to > the fonts with U names, look for the one that shows nothing & select > that. The postal code should then change to the barcode. > Note that it will not display/work in the envelope (Insert|Envelope) > addressee box - don't know why, it just won't. So you need to change the > font on the envelope section itself after the envelope has been created. > > I've attached a sample (postnetsample.odt). > If you click on Insert|Envelope you'll see that I've added the postal > code in the addressee box simply so I don't have to copy & paste when > the envelope is created. > > To create & use in a mailmerge, try the instructions given on the links > that I provided. Hope that helps. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org > -- Sent from my PC
