Add the Address Field

To add an address, use the text object. Text objects let you place text or the contents of fields in the workspace.

Figure 2.30: Address field: it should look like this.

1.  In the "Objects" toolbar, choose the "Text" object type.

Figure 2.31: "Objects" toolbar

2.  Pull the object to the required size.

3.  The formula wizard will now appear which you can use to define the contents of the text object.

This dialog consists of a series of tabs. On the "Variables and Functions" tab, select the variable for the company address (company) from the list of available variables and fields.

You will see an auto filter field above the list of variables. This means that you can enter "Company" to display all fields and variables containing this expression. Select the variable that you want by double-clicking and confirm your selection with OK. You have now defined the first line of the address field.

Figure 2.32: Formula wizard with variable

4.  A text object can hold as many paragraphs as you want and they can all have completely different display properties. You can add more paragraphs by means of the mini toolbar which appears automatically. Choose "Append paragraph" to define an additional line.

Figure 2.33: Adding another paragraph via the mini toolbar

5.  The formula wizard will now appear, which you can use to define the contents of the paragraph. Now enter the first name and the last name of the recipient. First choose the "Firstname" variable.

6.  You should insert a space before choosing the "Lastname" variable to prevent the contents of the two variables from being placed end to end. A space is simply "Text". Fixed text must be enclosed in quotation marks. So now enter "+" as a joining operator followed by " " for the space.

7.  Now select the "Lastname" variable. You must naturally also join this with "+". The whole line looks like this:

Figure 2.34: Linking variables and text

8.  Now continue with the other variables: street and city. You have now completed the address field.

Figure 2.35: Text field with 4 paragraphs