Specifications

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You will need to rearrange the fields to appear as follows on the label:
first name last name
Street 1
Street 2
Street 3
City, State Zip
By selecting a field and clicking and dragging, the field can be moved. Using the
alignment tools, multiple fields can be selected and properly aligned.
For example, to make sure the all the fields are aligned on the same left margin, select the
fields in question and press the Left Alignment icon.
Similarly, to make sure items are aligned across the bottom, use the Bottom Alignment
tool. Position the fields as follows:
Figure 105 – Rearranging and aligning fields
To preview the layout, click on the Preview button. Make sure to run with a good sample
to ensure you test different possibilities. Any problems are quickly taken care of by using
Rich Text Fields in conjunction with the Expression Builder. Return to the Report Editor to
first take care of the formatting for all fields.
Next, select the existing fields, delete them and replace them with Expression Fields.
Expressions will be used to:
 Add fields that were removed
 Concatenate the first and last name
 Concatenate City, State, and Zip
Concatenating is done using the + sign. When joining fields with the plus sign, all leading
and trailing blanks will be removed. This means that you need to add a space between the
first and last name.
The new fields will be created using Rich Text Fields. Therefore click the “Add a Rich Text
Field” icon within the Band Report Editor Toolbar then click anywhere within the Detail
Band. The Rich Text Editor will be displayed as shown below:
Use the Rich Text Field icon within the
Band Report Editor toolbar