Chas

In the Excel document, use a helper column (Say post codes are in D)

=TEXT(D1,"@")

and copy down. Now copy these new postcodes and paste special+Values and
number formats over the original ones...this should fix it

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
DTHIS
www.nickhodge.co.uk


"chas" wrote in message
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I am merging addresses ifrom Office XL2003 into a Office Word 2003. The
column of UK postcodes (Zip codes) transfers to the word doc. as 0 where
there is entry includes text. Pure number zip codes transfer in full.
I have been using the system for some years, but have not had this
challenge
before.