====== Create a Custom Letter Template ====== - Click the [Templates] button in the ribbon at the top of the program window - Enter a name for your template, like "Missing Door Violation", then click [OK] - The [[Letter Template form]] opens - In the "Letter Body" text area, type the following without quotes: "''Dear ''" - In the Addressee field combo box, type or select: ''Full Name'' - Click on the button [Insert Addressee Note] * The "Letter Body" text should now show: //Dear %%{{Full Name}}%%// * Text inside double curly braces ("%%{{...}}%%") will be replaced with addressee information. * The cursor is placed at the end of the insertion point - Type a comma then press Enter on the keyboard - Type ''Tax Map: '' - In the Addressee field combo box, type or select: ''Tax Map'' - Click on the button [Insert Addressee Note] * The "Letter Body" text should now end with the following line: "Tax Map: %%{{Tax Map}}%%" - Select the "Tax Map" line then click on the right-align box in the Text Formatting ribbon group - Continue entering additional text in the "Letter Body" box until it looks like the following: > Dear %%{{Full Name}}%%, > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Tax Map: %%{{Tax Map}}%% > **Chapter 231 Exterior Doors** > It has come to our attention that your residence is missing one or more exterior doors. > > Fine: **%%[[Fine Amount Per Door:$50]]%% per door** > Number of missing doors: **%%[[Missing Door Count]]%%** > Total Fine: **%%[[Total Fine Amount]]%%** ===== A Few Notes to Keep in Mind ===== * A single notice may be sent to multiple addressees. * Info in double-square brackets (%%''[[...]]''%%) will be the same for all addressees who receive a notice. * Info in double-curly braces (%%''{{...}}''%%) will be different for each individual letter of a notice. * It may be helpful to think of the relationship among templates, notices, and letters as a hierarchy: * **Template**: the foundation for creating letters * **Notice**: an instance of a template, it will create one letter for each of its addressees * **Letter**: an instance of a notice; all the notice field info will match (%%''[[...]]''%%) but the addressee info (%%''{{...}}''%%) will vary from letter to letter