Configuring Business Card Address Formatting

This guide explains how to configure your business card layout so that the address displays in a two-line format. The goal is to show the street and floor information on one line (Address 1 and Address 2) and the city, state, and postal code on a second line.

The solution uses InDesign text resources and a dropdown variable to pull address data from a provided list. Instead of using multiple text fields for city, state, and zip, you will combine these into a single dropdown field that populates the address in the required format.

Follow the steps below to update your InDesign template, adjust the form settings in the backend, export the updated MEX file, and test on your product to ensure the address appears exactly as needed.

Use cases

When a customer requires a business card with a specific two-line address format.
When the addresses from an external file need to be integrated and displayed consistently on printed materials.
When consolidating multiple address variables (City, State, Zip) into a single combined field.

Key settings in Infigo

Text Resource: Located within your InDesign template; used to store the full address text with proper line breaks.
Dropdown Variable: Configured in the Infigo editor to link to the text resource set that contains the address list.
Form Configuration: Remove fields for City, State, and Zip and ensure that only the combined address dropdown is used.

Step-by-step guide

Open your InDesign template file containing the business card design.
Add or update a Text Resource that includes the complete addresses formatted in two lines. The first line should have Address 1 and Address 2 (e.g. street and floor) and the second line should have City, State (2 letter code) and Postal Code.

Create a new Dropdown Variable and link it to the text resource set that contains the formatted addresses.
Assign the dropdown variable to a text box on the template. Ensure the text box is sized to accommodate two lines of text and positioned where the combined address should appear.

In the product’s form settings, remove any separate fields or placeholders for City, State, and Zip. Also delete any obsolete variables (such as the old Address 1 + 2 fields) so only the combined address dropdown remains.
Export the updated MEX file from your system.
Import the new MEX file into your product and verify that the address displays correctly on two lines with proper spacing.
If necessary, adjust font styling and line spacing in your InDesign file to ensure visual consistency across the business card.#

Now if you import this Mex into Infigo and open the editor page, you'll see the address spread across 2 lines successfully, and all addresses are within 1 centralised dropdown.