Zip Codes

[houndgrey]

I run my mail merge list and it drops the leading zero in our zip codes. Why?

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Because Word treats them as numbers, not "text"

Assuming they are 5-digit US ZIP codes, if you use Alt-F9 to view the
field codes and see something like

{ MERGEFIELD myzip }

type in \#00000 so it looks like

{ MERGEFIELD myzip \#00000 }

(Typically you can delete anything that looks like \*Mergeformat )


Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

 

[houndgrey]

Where do I use the Alt-F9 to view the field code?

 

[Peter Jamieson]

When you have the Mail Merge Main document open in Word, press Alt-F9

(Your ZIP code field in Word will look something like <<myzip>> until
you press Alt-F9)

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk