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AndyHarkness

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Adding text to Mailing Label Format
January 22, 2013, 08:18:22 am
Is it possible to add text to a mail label format? I want labels to print County Dublin instead of just Dublin. By default {contact.state_province_name} gives me the "Dublin" part... how could I make it so that I get "County Dublin"? I'm guessing there is not a way of adding text?

I thought there was an outside chance that {County }{contact.state_province_name} might give me "County Dublin", but it only gives me "Dublin" .

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Re: Adding text to Mailing Label Format
January 22, 2013, 08:21:07 am
I must admit I find the labeling functions in CiviCRM quite difficult.

I personally find it quicker to do a Advanced Search and then export my label data as a CSV file.

Then I can bung it into Word or something which has better ways of customising and handling labeling printing.

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Re: Adding text to Mailing Label Format
January 22, 2013, 08:32:33 am
Hi Tony... we meet again!

Turns out I was being a bit hasty in saying you cannot add text. I just had to drop the curly brackets:

County {contact.state_province_name}

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Re: Adding text to Mailing Label Format
December 12, 2013, 04:21:59 am
Thanks for that - but which file do you amend?

Cheers!
Clare.

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Re: Adding text to Mailing Label Format
December 12, 2013, 07:14:39 am
Clare,

No need to amend a file - just amend the addressee format under Administer menu -> Communications -> Addressee Formats.
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