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selection. Note that the Trim leading spaces and Trim trailing spaces boxes in the Data properties of the
data selection object are independent from the Trim box here and have no effect on the data selection
PlanetPress Image receives.
Message text: Select to have PlanetPress Image use this data selection as the body text of the E-mail
it sends with the PDF file. Use the Trim box to the right of the Message text box to specify how you want
to treat any leading or trailing spaces that appear in the data selection. Select Trim to trim both leading
and trailing spaces. Select Trim leading to trim only leading spaces. Select Trim trailing to trim only
trailing spaces. Select Do not trim to leave any leading or trailing spaces in the data selection.
PlanetPress Fax
Fax number: Select to have PlanetPress Fax use this data selection as the fax number to which to fax
the PDF file.
Information: Select to have PlanetPress Fax use this data selection as the description of the fax in both
the PlanetPress Fax dialog box and the fax log file.
9. Click Manipulation and define any constraints you want to set on resizing, moving, or selecting the
data selection object with the mouse or with keyboard shortcuts.
10. If necessary, click Snapping points to set either or both snapping points for the data selection object.
11. If necessary, add PlanetPress Talk code to the object:
▪ In the Data Selection Object properties dialog box, click PlanetPress Talk before to enter
PlanetPress Talk code that you want the document to execute before it executes the data selection
object, or click PlanetPress Talk after to enter PlanetPress Talk code that you want the
document to execute after it executes the data selection object.
12. If necessary, click Repeat to set the Repeat properties for the data selection object.
13. Click OK.
Related topics:
• Add a Postal Address Object (Page 107)
• Data Page (Page 69)
• Emulation (Page 70)
• Data Selection (Page 103)
• Data Selection Objects (Page 104)
• Data Selector (Page 73)
• Conditions (Page 276)
• Line Conditions (Page 277)
• Create Data Selections within Objects (Page 108)
• Create Data Selections in Database Emulation (Page 109)
• Create Data Selections in XML Emulation (Page 110)
• Use the Data Selector to Create a Data Selection (Page 111)
• Edit a Data Selection (Page 113)
9.2.2 Add a Postal Address Object
To add a Postal Address object:
1. Choose Home | Postal Address.
2. Move the pointer inside the Page area, and click at the point at which you want to add the object and
drag to define an initial size for the object. A rectangular guide appears as you drag, indicating the size
of the object. Then release.
3. In the Postal Address Object properties dialog box, click Basic attributes and enter the name,
position, size, style, and condition properties for the postal address object.
4. Click Address Data to show the address data you want to display.
5. Add the required address information in any of the eight available address line fields, using data
selections for variable data.
6. If you wish to group the generated documents based on information found within the data files (such as
client IDs), add a data selection in the Group ID box (currently only used for PB First).
7. Set the remaining options as required:
Skip Empty Lines: Select if you want to remove empty lines when addresses are processed.
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