Using a Mail Merge to Print Barcodes
Postage $aver Pro and Lite:
are certified by USPS to meet requirements for preparing bulk-rate mailings;
sorts addresses by tray or sack for quick assembly of your mailing;
fills out and prints the USPS postage statement and required mailing reports;
creates and prints barcoded tray/sack tags on standard business card sheets;
prints easy-to-follow instructions for assembling each mailing.
Plus, Postage $aver Pro adds "full-service" Intelligent Mail barcodes. Use full-service barcodes on all of your bulk mailings and USPS will waive your annual mailing fee, a $235 annual savings!
Try both versions FREE for 30 days!
No credit card number required:
Postage $aver Pro and Lite are simple and affordable:
Postage $aver Pro and Lite are great for small businesses, churches, newspapers, print & mail shops,
non-profits, or anyone preparing bulk mail in-house. They're specifically designed for small to medium volume mailers, to keep it simple and affordable, unlike complicated, expensive products designed for million-piece mailers.
User-friendly
- Learn how to use in just minutes. Complete user guide and screen-by-screen help included. Confusing postal jargon? Forget about it!
PAVE-certified
for accuracy by the U. S. Postal Service. If your post office questions the way you have prepared your mailing, we'll help you find and correct the problem.
Both versions work with all standard spreadsheet and database formats, including Excel, csv, Access, dBase, Filemaker
Pro, and most others, so you save time and money and don't have to re-enter your list.
And Postage $aver Pro and Lite are backed by more than 25 years experience helping mailers successfully prepare bulk mailings! We'll be there for you.
User-friendly
- Learn how to use in just minutes. Complete user guide and screen-by-screen help included. Confusing postal jargon? Forget about it!PAVE-certified
for accuracy by the U. S. Postal Service. If your post office questions the way you have prepared your mailing, we'll help you find and correct the problem.
Both versions work with all standard spreadsheet and database formats, including Excel, csv, Access, dBase, Filemaker
Pro, and most others, so you save time and money and don't have to re-enter your list.And Postage $aver Pro and Lite are backed by more than 25 years experience helping mailers successfully prepare bulk mailings! We'll be there for you.
Choose the Version that Fits Your Needs:
Postage $aver Pro, our most popular solution:
Postage $aver Lite, our economy solution:
√ Marketing Mail (commercial and nonprofit), First Class, Periodicals and Bound Printed Matter;
√ postcards, letters and flats (for parcels, use Postage $aver for Parcels);
√ all weights allowed by USPS;
√ barcoded or nonbarcoded bulk mailings;
√ includes our SmartBars 12 Intelligent Mail barcode font, a $15 value, FREE!
Just 79.50 complete - no monthly fees.
Includes a full year of updates and tech support. Buy Now
√ postcards, letters and flats (for parcels, use Postage $aver for Parcels);
√ all weights allowed by USPS;
√ barcoded or nonbarcoded bulk mailings;
√ includes our SmartBars 12 Intelligent Mail barcode font, a $15 value, FREE!
Just 79.50 complete - no monthly fees.
Includes a full year of updates and tech support. Buy Now
Postage $aver Lite, our economy solution:
√ Marketing Mail (commercial and nonprofit), First Class and Periodicals;
√ postcards, letters and flats;
√ weights up to 3 ounces;
√ nonbarcoded bulk mailings only.
Just $35 complete - no monthly fees.
Includes a full year of updates and tech support. Buy Now
√ postcards, letters and flats;
√ weights up to 3 ounces;
√ nonbarcoded bulk mailings only.
Just $35 complete - no monthly fees.
Includes a full year of updates and tech support. Buy Now
User Guides and Quick Start Instructions:
Complete Postage $aver User Guide:
Using a mail merge in Word to print your addresses with barcodes:
Using Postage $aver with Excel (.xls, .xlsx) files:
Using Postage $aver with comma-separated or tab-separated text (.csv, .tab, .txt) files:
Using Postage $aver with Access (.mdb, .accdb) files:
Using Postage $aver with Filemaker Pro files:
Using Postage $aver with dBase (.dbf) files:
Features and Specifications:
All features and specs apply to both Postage $aver Pro and Postage $aver Lite, unless indicated.
Maximum pieces in a single mailing: 100,000.
Maximum pieces per month or per year: Unlimited.
Classes of mail you can prepare:
Mailing sizes supported:
Intelligent Mail (IMB) barcoding for addresses:
Maximum weight per mail piece:
Reports provided: (click links to view examples)
Additional Features:
Postage $aver can read files in the following formats without you needing to export your list:
Postage $aver creates bundles, trays and sacks at the following levels,
subject to the requirements of each postal presort category:
Computer Requirements:
Current Version: 11.1.5, released July, 2019.
Maximum pieces in a single mailing: 100,000.
Maximum pieces per month or per year: Unlimited.
Classes of mail you can prepare:
Marketing Mail - commercial and nonprofit rates;
Presorted First Class;
Periodical Class - in-county and outside-county rates,
commercial, nonprofit, classroom & agriculture discounts;
Bound Printed Matter (Postage $aver Pro only).
Presorted First Class;
Periodical Class - in-county and outside-county rates,
commercial, nonprofit, classroom & agriculture discounts;
Bound Printed Matter (Postage $aver Pro only).
Mailing sizes supported:
Postcards;
Letters;
Flats;
Periodical Class parcels (For all other parcels, use Postage $aver for Parcels).
Letters;
Flats;
Periodical Class parcels (For all other parcels, use Postage $aver for Parcels).
Intelligent Mail (IMB) barcoding for addresses:
Postage $aver Pro only (includes SmartBars 12 barcode font free).
Maximum weight per mail piece:
Postage $aver Lite: 3 ounces;
Postage $aver Pro: maximum allowed by USPS for each mail category.
Postage $aver Pro: maximum allowed by USPS for each mail category.
Reports provided: (click links to view examples)
USPS Postage Statements (3602-R,
3602-N, 3600-FCM,
3541,
3605-R);
Price Qualification Report;
Barcoded Tray or Sack Tags (as applicable);
Step-by-step Instructions for Assembling Each Mailing;
Periodical Class zone, bundle and container report;
Bound Printed Matter zone report.
Price Qualification Report;
Barcoded Tray or Sack Tags (as applicable);
Step-by-step Instructions for Assembling Each Mailing;
Periodical Class zone, bundle and container report;
Bound Printed Matter zone report.
Additional Features:
Sorts mailing list in tray/sack and bundle order (as applicable);
Adds "optional endorsement lines" (OELs) for bundled mailings;
USPS PAVE and ZAP certified.
Adds "optional endorsement lines" (OELs) for bundled mailings;
USPS PAVE and ZAP certified.
Postage $aver can read files in the following formats without you needing to export your list:
Access, all versions (Windows only);
ascii comma-delimited (.csv);
ascii tab-delimited;
dBase;
Excel (Excel 97 or later);
Word mail merge;
Plus... Postage $aver can handle almost any other data base software by doing an easy data export.
ascii comma-delimited (.csv);
ascii tab-delimited;
dBase;
Excel (Excel 97 or later);
Word mail merge;
Plus... Postage $aver can handle almost any other data base software by doing an easy data export.
Postage $aver creates bundles, trays and sacks at the following levels,
subject to the requirements of each postal presort category:
5-digit/5-Digit Scheme;
Flat Sequence Scheme/Flat Sequence Facility (FSS);
3-digit/3-Digit Scheme;
SCF;
ADC/AADC;
Origin Mixed ADC/AADC;
Mixed ADC/AADC.
Flat Sequence Scheme/Flat Sequence Facility (FSS);
3-digit/3-Digit Scheme;
SCF;
ADC/AADC;
Origin Mixed ADC/AADC;
Mixed ADC/AADC.
Computer Requirements:
Windows: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, or 7;
Download Size: 15 MB; Hard Drive Space: 69 MB.
Macintosh: OSX v10.10 - v10.14 (Yosemite through Mojave);
Download Size: 18 MB; Hard Drive Space: 87 MB.
Download Size: 15 MB; Hard Drive Space: 69 MB.
Macintosh: OSX v10.10 - v10.14 (Yosemite through Mojave);
Download Size: 18 MB; Hard Drive Space: 87 MB.
Current Version: 11.1.5, released July, 2019.
