Creating USPS bar code in mail-merge

[PaulW]

I would like to create USPS bar code characters in a word 2013 mail-merge document using the input data (zip+4) which is in an Excel file. Is this doable?

TIA

[Rudi]

Are the codes in formula state in Excel?
What happens if you copy and paste as values and then use this Excel file as the source for a mail merge.
Do the bar codes display?

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[HansV]

Have you looked at Fonts and Encoders Download from the USPS. One of the downloads is uspsEncoderMsOffice-1.3.1.zip, with description

USPS Intelligent Mail barcode Encoder distribution for MS Office 32-bit edition applications such as MS Word, MS Excel and MS Access, running on either 32-bit or 64-bit MS Windows operating systems. The distribution includes procedures and sample templates for performing a Mail Merge operation from MS Excel or MS Access to MS Word.

[PaulW]

Hans and Rudi,

Thanks for the information. I now think I have enough information to proceed. I had hoped all I needed was to be pointed in the right direction.

Thanks again,
Paul