this is what i have. how do i avoid blank lines here? I have 40 if the else lines.



Code:
{if {mergefield colum1} = "1" "UGRD Bank Statement" ""}
{if {mergefield colum2} = "1" "I20 Form" ""}
{if {mergefield colum3} = "1" "GR Bank Statement for I20" ""}
{if {mergefield colum4} = "1" "Graduate English Language Test" ""}


Result:
UGRD Bank Statement

GR Bank Statement for I20
Graduate English Language Test


Desired Result:
UGRD Bank Statement
GR Bank Statement for I20
Graduate English Language Test

See Mailmerge Empty Line Suppression in the Mailmerge Tips and Tricks 'Sticky' thread at the top of this forum:
https://www.msofficeforums.com/mail-...ps-tricks.html

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thank you. a few follow up questions:

1. can you explain #3 a bit more - how to move a paragraph break into field code?

2. where do i put the \b in a if/then/else notation?
{if {mergefield colum4} = "1" "Graduate English Language Test" ""}

JM

You could drag it, cut & paste it, etc. Whichever you prefer. You could even build the IF field around it or create a new one within the field code and delete the one following it, but neither of those approaches is described in the instructions.
You don't - the \b and \f switches are alternative means of displaying conditional content with the mergefield.

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ok - so i'm back to where i started. how do i suppress the blank lines with the if/then/else notation:

{if {mergefield colum4} = "1" "Graduate English Language Test" ""}

You do it via the method described in the link I gave you...

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