Combining text fields

You can combine different types of text fields, such as static text and data fields, in one text field. For example, to see the customer's city and state separated by a comma, create a text field, insert the Customer City attribute, type a comma and space, and insert the Customer State attribute. For more information, see Combining different types of text fields in a document.

To combine text fields

1. Drag and drop Customer City from the Datasets pane to the Customer Header. A text field containing the text {[Customer City]} is placed on the Layout area. The text is replaced with the customer's city when the PDF is generated.

2. Expand the size of the new text field using the resizing handles. This will allow you to more easily see what you are typing in the text field.

3. Select the new text field and press F2 to edit it.

4. Type a comma.

5. Drag and drop Customer State from the Datasets pane into the new text field. Notice that a space is added automatically before Customer State. The text field should now contain the following:

   {[Customer City]}, {[Customer State]}

   When the outline of the text field becomes yellow, drop the object into it.

6. Press ENTER to exit edit mode.

7. Set the following options in the Property List to position the text field as shown in the example invoices:

   • Width: 2.5

   • Left: .11

   • Top: .54