Removing blank lines because of MERGEFIELD

[Dave Elsen]

We send out several letters to students per day. In those letters there are
spots where we add different text based upon some sort of status, residency
for example.

So using a {IF {MERGEFIELD Residency_Status = "Non-Resident" "Special Text
goes here" ""} format we get what we want. Unfortunately if the condition is
not met then nothing is printed, BUT there is still a big chunk of white
space left for the text even though nothing is printed in that space. This
makes the letter look a little funny and unprofessional.

How can I get that blank white space area to go away if the criteria is not
met. We are using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thank you.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Include the line break in your TrueText; then you won't get a line break
(and hence no blank line) unless the TrueText prints.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Dave Elsen]

Thank you very much. That worked fine. I found out I also had a blank line
before the {IF {MERGEFIELD..... part. So that added to it also. Another happy
customer!
--
Dave Elsen - UIC

Include the line break in your TrueText; then you won't get a line break
(and hence no blank line) unless the TrueText prints.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org