Add a name format for a constituent

1. Open the record of the constituent with the name format to add. For information about how to open a constituent record, see Constituent Search.
2. For an individual constituent, select the Personal Info tab. Then click Personal.

For an organization constituent, select the Organization Info tab. Then click Organization.

3. Under Name formats, click Add on the action bar. The Add name format screen appears.
4. Select the type of name format to add such as Formal Addressee or Informal Salutation.
5. Select whether to use an automatically formatted name or a custom name format.
To use an automatically formatted name, select the format in the grid and click Select.

The Format field displays the order of the elements in the selected name format. The Result field displays how the constituent’s name appears with that format.

To create a custom name format, select <Custom> in the grid and, under Result, enter how to display the constituent’s name.
6. If the constituent requests to be addressed with this format on a regular basis, select Primary addressee.
7. If the constituent requests to be greeted with this format on a regular basis, select Primary salutation.

Note: A constituent can have only one primary addressee and primary salutation. When you include the constituent in communication, the program automatically uses the primary addressee and salutation.

8. Click Save. You return to the Personal or Organization tab.

 

 

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