Adding second address line in Address Book

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Adding second address line in Address Book

I need to add a second line to the physical (mailing) address for some people in my Address Book like this:

(Name)
(Street Address)
(PO Box)
(City)(State)(ZIP)

Often my clients use both a street address and a PO Box, and many other contact apps allow me to input both on separate lines. I can't find how to do this in Address Book, and it limits my ability to merge mailings in Pages.

Anyone? Anyone?

24" iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.7), Address Book Version 4.1.2 (700)

Posted on Jun 9, 2009 11:07 AM

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Answer 1

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planb77

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Jun 9, 2009 11:19 AM in response to Tom Gleason

Hey there,
The street field within a postal address block is actually a multi-line field. To add another line to the address, simply go to the end of the street field and press return, then type an additional line of the address. I don't know if there is a limit to the number of lines it can have.

B-rock

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Answer 2

Jun 9, 2009 3:34 PM in response to Tom Gleason

You can also go to preferences and click on the "Template" button on the top of the window.

Editing these fields makes the change for all new contacts.
When you click the "plus" or "edit" button at the bottom these are the fields that appear.
If you don't put anything in these fields they don't show unless your editing them.
These changes will only be true for new contacts, nothing changes on existing contacts.

Good Luck.

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Tom Gleason Author

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Jun 9, 2009 11:22 AM in response to planb77

B-Rock:

U-Rock. I keep forgetting – this is Apple. There's usually such a simple and effective solution it sometimes eludes me.

Thanks.

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Tom Gleason Author

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Jun 9, 2009 11:25 AM in response to planb77

B-Rock:

U-Rock. I keep forgetting – this is Apple. There's usually such a simple and effective solution it sometimes eludes me.

Thanks.

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