Address, Postcode and Bank solutions
FIND BOX & LOOKUP
At the 'Find' box you may enter a simple lookup request - yet powerful search facilities are also available to you - so most address lookups can be done here.
Enter your lookup request, then click the Lookup button - use the shortcut key [Alt]+L - or simply press [Enter]. If your lookup is a zip+4 code or your request includes a zip code this is detected, and AFD ZipAddress will automatically carry out a lookup for you without the need to click Lookup.
Please note that not all addresses returned will relate to an actual property as USPS data includes entries for ranges of properties which may or may not exist.
Note that only the Lookup Button can be used with the Find Box - the Search Button is used with other searches on the Search Tab.
For the fastest results, with minimum typing, enter a full Zip+4 code (e.g. '23229-4653' and then select the required result from the list. If you only know the 5-digit Zipcode then enter the house number too or even include the start of the street to narrow it down furthur (e.g. '9610, 20115').
Clicking on the down arrow to the right of the Lookup box allows you to select any of your last 25 Lookups. After selecting one make any modifications necessary, and then click on the Lookup button.
ZipAddress supports a number of different lookup types, to provide rapid access to address data regardless of if you know the full Zip+4 code or only partial address information. See the Search tab for details on more complex searching.
Valid entries are:
| Entry | Example | |
| Full Zip+4 Code | 23229-4653 | |
| X,Y Where: X = Recipient, Primary or Secondary Address, or Number Y = Zip Code, State or City Name |
Apt A, 20109 | |
| ClockTower,22031 | ||
| Prentice Dr, Dulles | ||
| 1145, Fairfax | ||
| Number, Primary Address, Y Where: Y = Zip Code, State or City Name |
7611,Old Centreville,20111 | |
| 1153,Interstate,22405 | ||
| 7985 Rugby, 20111 | ||
| 52 Amer,VA |
Click the Lookup Button or press the [Enter] key and ZipAddress will look up the request you've entered.
ZipAddress also provides a set of lookup directives so that you can force a lookup to look for data in fields you specify rather than the defaults to allow quick searching straight from the lookup box.
In the first half of the text typed into the lookup box (before the comma) the following directives can be used:
| Directive | Example | Purpose | |
| R= | R=Dell | Forces lookup as a Recipient | |
| P= | P=Mount | Forces lookup as a Primary Address | |
| S= | S=Apt 2 | Forces lookup as a Secondary Address |
In the second half of the text typed into the lookup box (after the comma) the following directives can be used:
Directive Example Purpose Z= Z=22405 Forces lookup as a Zipcode S= S=VA Forces lookup as a State C= C=Manassas Forces lookup as a City Name
The above examples, along with several others, are available from a special Examples List window, which displays when ZipAddress is first run - or is available from the View menu (or by pressing [Ctrl]+X). To try out any example in the list, simply double-click it.
The examples help illustrate the types of lookups available in ZipAddress - including most of the examples quoted in this section of the manual.
You can drag text from other Windows programs - like Microsoft Word - and drop it onto the Find Box. ZipAddress will automatically Lookup the text you dropped - which can be in any of the formats supported by the Find Box.
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