Installing the font for Postage Charge Ticket
First, Right click on the barcode font 3of9 link
Choose “Save target as” and save the file in a folder in your Userdata as a .tff file
Right-click on the WFU Postage Charge Ticket link
Choose “Save target as” and save the file in a folder in your Userdata a .xls file
You will need both of the above files for the following process and for future mailings from your department.
Installing the font for Postage Charge Ticket
- Left click on the Start menu.
- Click on Control Panel.
- Double click on Fonts.
- Click on the File menu.
- Click on Install New Font.
- In the window that opens, under “Folders”, double click the C drive.
- Scroll down the C Drive, and double click Userdata.
- In Userdata, double click the folder name containing 3of9.ttf.
- 3of9.ttf should appear in the box above where you are searching folders.
- Highlight 3of9.ttf in the box and click OK.
- If you have difficulty installing the font, contact your usual technical support team.
Completing and Printing Postage Charge Ticket
- AFTER the font is installed, open up the WFU Postage Charge ticket.xls file.
- Barcodes should appear on the Excel document as a result of the new font installed. If the bar code does not appear, please contact Tina Cole at 716-2030 or tscole@wfubmc.edu.
- Key in your Department Name, E-mail, and Department Budget Code in the first of the four tickets; the forms will automatically fill these fields on the other 3 tickets. You will need to Date and Sign each time you use a ticket.
- Valid Chart Codes: R (Reynolda Campus), H (Reynolda House), F
(Development Foundation), X (WFU Foundation). - The Fund Code will default to 111111. If you are charging the Postage to a different fund number, overtype the field. (For example, your fund number may begin with P, RG, SU, D, CG, A, RC, HCP, HGA, HRC, or ER).
- The Account Code will default to the postage allocation account code 70026.
- Type in the Activity and/or Location Codes as needed.
- Valid Chart Codes: R (Reynolda Campus), H (Reynolda House), F
- Copy or print these slips in advance as needed. Each sheet provides four separate postage charge tickets.
- You may overtype fields in tickets 2-4 as needed, but be aware that you will overwrite the excel formulas in those cells. You may save a changed PCT to a different name and maintain your original PCT intact, or you can always download a fresh copy of the PCT from this webpage.
IMPORTANT: the General Ledger numbers must be typed so that the barcode will properly format. Do not manually complete the Postage Ticket.
Using the Postage Charge Ticket
- Date and sign the ticket.
- Rubber band a ticket to bundles of mail, paper clip it to individual letters, or tape it to larger packages.