To barcode a merge field in Microsoft Word, place the start/stop character directly in

front of and after the field brackets to format the data for the font. For example:

(374341234)

After the data is formatted for the font, select the IDAutomationHC39M font for the
merge field as demonstrated in the example below:

(374341234)

For more information, please refer to the tutorials at:

http://www.idautomation.com/font-encoders/vba-macro/#Word

The free font is only available in the "M" size with human-readable text. The purchased
version contains several other sizes in standard, human-readable, standard extended, and
human-readable extended versions. The extended version of the purchased product also
supports encoding of lowercase characters. To purchase, visit:
http://www.idautomation.com/barcode-fonts/code-39/
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