7.5

Metadata
The Postal Address Object was originally created in order to facilitate communication with postal sorting software, which uses
the metadata created by PlanetPress in order to sort the data and print in the correct order. However, this metadata can also
have other uses to you, and the exact level at which the metadata level is added (and what levels are created) depends on two
options: Use Data for Postal Sorting, and the Group ID input box. Please review the table below for more precise
details:
Group ID Present Postal Sorting Checked Metadata in level Group ID In Metadata Metadata divided on
No No Page No Datapage
Yes No Page Yes Datapage
No Yes Document No Document
Yes Yes Document Yes Group & Document
In addition to the common object properties, postal address objects have the following properties in the Address data tab:
Data Tab
l Custom data selections:
l 1 Through 8: The 8 data selection boxes are where you put your address. Just like any other PlanetPress
Talk-enabled input box, you can enter any PlanetPress Talk expression in these inputs. You can also con-
catenate them, for example @(1, 1, 50) + ', ' + @(2, 1, 2) + ' ' + @(3, 1, 5) for City, State ZIP.
l Group ID:Enter a PlanetPress Talk expression that defines the Group ID for your data file. See Metadata (above)for
more information on the behavior of this option.
l Lines per Inch: Determines the vertical spacing between the line by changing the lines per inch. A lower value will
place more spacing (less lines per inch, thus lines take more space) and vice versa. Note that font size will also affect
the spacing.
l From bottom to top: If you wish your address to be bottom-aligned, select this option, which will push all the lines
to the bottom of the object.
l Skip Empty Lines:Check if you wish option is checked, empty lines in the data selections will be removed from the
result on the page. If used in combination with the From bottom to top option, the empty lines will cause the rest of the
information to move down, instead of up.
l Use Data for Postal Sorting:Generates additional hidden fields that are for use with Postal Sorting/Address Cleans-
ing tasks in PlanetPress Workflow Tools. This also changes where the metadata is located (see table above).
Advanced Options Tab
l Address Lines: The display names for each of the 8 address lines and the Group IDfield.
l Metadata Field Name:The names of the metadata fields that will be created whenever metadata is regenerated
either from PlanetPress Design or PlanetPress Workflow Tools.
l Restore Defaults:Restore the default metadata field names.
l Generate Names:Generate unique and random metadata field names.
OMR Mark Object
The OMRMark Object displays optical marks on each page of a document when it is output to a printer. These marks are read
by the folder-inserter to produce the appropriate output from the machine. This object is only available when a settings file has
been selected in the Document Properties.
In addition to the common object properties, shape objects have the following properties:
Fonts and Styles
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