ISO Zip Code software

[Sean_P_Maroney@adobeforums.com]

This is a shot out in the dark, but I'm getting frustrated. Does anyone know of a program to create barcodes for nine digit USPS Zip codes that can be used in InDesign?

Thanks!
Sean

[Richard_Sohanchyk@adobeforums.com]

OCRA, OCRB, MICR or PostNet and (possibly) Bar Code fonts. These are the actual names of the fonts by the way.

[tman@adobeforums.com]

in addition to the font called 'zipcodebarcode' you will need instructions from the postal service to format it correctly--there are additional numbers and characters necessary to make it properly readable (it begins and ends with a letter and additional numbers sometimes need to be added to make it 'add up' to a number exactly divisable by 10--the postal service says a 'multiple of ten' but they are mistaken because, for example 60 is divisable by 10, but it is not a multiple of 10--mutiples are 10, 100, 1000 etc)-there are resources available online that describe how to format---google- 'zip code bar code instructions'

[Tom Usrey]

If you just need the simple 9-digit code that appears below the address, just get a Zip Code font. Do a google search. The zip code has a standard character that begins and ends the string (look in the Glyphs palette). The nine numbers of the zip code, plus a "verifier" number at the end, go in the center. You add up the nine digits, and whatever digit is needed to make the total have a zero at the end, is the tenth digit of the code. If you look at them for a while, you can learn to "read" the tall/short lines just like the postal service readers. This information was given to me by someone who has worked at the post office for many years.

[Eric_@_MCA@adobeforums.com]

I know there's a bunch of bar code generators on versiontracker in free, shareware, and commercial variants. Just type bar code into the search field (and maybe sort from newest to oldest).