3 MAKE YOUR BARCODES UNIQUE

The last nine digits of the Intelligent Mail barcode's tracking information, the "sequence number," are reserved for mailers to uniquely identify each mailpiece. Each service may have slightly different requirements for this field but, generally, you will use the sequence number to identify the mailing event and customer. Please refer to application-specific information for more details.

4 PRODUCE THE BARCODE

Step 1: Put all the information together. Once you have selected your service(s), received your BEI and created your unique sequence numbers, you are ready to put them all together to form the digits of the Intelligent Mail barcode. The Intelligent Mail barcode includes up to 31 digits made up of 20 tracking digits and up to 11 ZIP Code digits. Read the Resource Guide on the USPS Rapid Information Bulletin Board System (RIBBS) Website at http://ribbs.usps.gov/OneCodeSolution/ for details about the information required.

Step 2: Download an encoder. An encoder will take your tracking and ZIP Code information and convert it into the 65-bar Intelligent Mail barcode. To download an encoder, visit http://ribbs.usps.gov/ OneCodeSolution/ and download the encoder that is made for your particular operating environment (e.g., Windows, Linux, MVS).
Step 3: Download a font. You will need to download a font that converts the 65-character string into the barcode itself. Download a font from http://ribbs.usps.gov/OneCodeSolution/ that works with your printing environment (e.g., TrueType, PostScript, AFP).

http://ribbs.usps.gov/OneCodeSolution/ that works with your printing environment (e.g., TrueType, PostScript, AFP).To download an encoder, visit http://ribbs.usps.gov/ OneCodeSolution/ and download the encoder that is made for your particular operating environment (e.g., Windows, Linux, MVS).

Step 3: Download a font. You will need to download a font that converts the 65-character string into the barcode itself. Download a font from http://ribbs.usps.gov/OneCodeSolution/ that works with your printing environment (e.g., TrueType, PostScript, AFP).

5 PRINT THE INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE ON YOUR ENVELOPES

Last, you will place the barcode on your letters. The placement differs depending on the services you chose:

• For OneCode ACS the barcode must be applied at the top of the address block. This is to keep the barcode from being covered by a forwarding label. The Intelligent Mail barcode must contain an 11-digit delivery point ZIP Code.

• For OneCode Confirm or automation discounts, the barcode can be applied either above or below the address block, or in the barcode clear zone.

OneCode ACS and OneCode Confirm require that you submit mailpiece samples to the National Customer Support Center for review prior to activating your account.

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