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--- notifier:create_custom_template [2015/11/11 22:10 UTC] – created mwolfe
+++ notifier:create_custom_template [2015/11/11 22:37 UTC] (current) – mwolfe
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   - 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 "Letter Body" text area, type the following without quotes: "''Dear ''"
-  - In the Addressee field combo box, type or select: "Full Name"
+  - 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}}"
+    * The "Letter Body" text should now show: //Dear %%{{Full Name}}%%//
-    * Text inside double curly braces ("{{...}}") will be replaced with addressee information.
+    * 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 <key>Enter</key> on the keyboard
-  - Type "Tax Map: "
+  - Type ''Tax Map: ''
-  - In the Addressee field combo box, type or select: "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}}"
+    * The "Letter Body" text should now end with the following line: "Tax Map: %%{{Tax Map}}%%"
-  - Next type the following additional text in the "Letter Body" box:
+  - 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]]**
+> Fine: **%%[[Fine Amount Per Door:$50]]%% per door**
-> Total Fine: **[[Total Fine Amount]]**
+> 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