Copy Address

To the right of the Map Address button in The People File is the Copy Address button . This allows you to copy an active address in Church Windows to paste into other software such as a word processing document. It enables you, for example, to print an envelope with an address on it using another program, rather than creating a label for an address within Church Windows.


 

To copy an address:

  • Go to the person's Family and Individual Record screen.
  • Click the Copy Address to the Clipboard button on either the Family or the Individual side of the screen.
  • Open the software program you wish to use and click Edit and Paste.
  • Now you can use the address in the manner you need.
  • Depending on whether you chose to copy from the Family or Individual record, different information will be copied:

  • From The Family Record
    1. The first line in the address will be the “Mailing Label” field. In many cases, this will read something similar to this: “Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones.”
    2. The family address is copied.
    3. If the family has an alternate address that is active — the From Date and the To Date include the current date — then the Alternate Family Address will be the one copied.
  • From The Individual Record
    1. The first line will be “Title, First / Preferred Name, Middle Name, Last Name and Suffix or whichever of those fields have data in them.
      1. If only the first and last name have data, the line might read, “Mr. Robert Jones.”
      2. If all the fields have data, the line might read, “Mr. Bob Allen Jones, III.”
      3. Preferred First Name will be used if “Use on Reports” is checked and Preferred First Name is filled in on the Individual Record Fields.
      4. Inclusion of Middle Name is dependent upon the setting of the option in the Membership Settings.
      5. Title and Suffix will only be included if something is entered into the fields.
    2. If the individual has an Individual Alternate Address that is active — the From Date and the To Date include the current date — then the Individual Alternate Address will be copied.
    3. If the Individual Alternate Address is empty or not active, then the Family Address (or Family Alternate Address if active) will be copied.