Hide some mail merge fields

[Michael]

Hi,

I have an object which I use in Mail Merge.  Under "Insert Mail Merge" drop down ribbon button, all of these fields appear and I can use them just fine.  However, I don't need all properties to be displayed there.  Is there a way to specify which properties show and should not be included as part of the Mail Merge fields?



Also, is it possible to give a different name to the Mail Merge item in the drop down ribbon button?  For example, if I have a property FirstName, I want it to display as "First Name".



Thank you in advance.

[Petya]

Hi,

The simplest option would be to create another type which does not include the properties you don't wish to show. For this purpose you could use an anonymous type:

this.radRichTextBox.Document.MailMergeDataSource.ItemsSource =
    from c in Clients
    select new
    {
        FirstName = c.FirstName,
        Address = c.Address
    };

Your other option is to manually populate the dropdown in the ribbon. You can check Boby's post in this forum thread for a reference how this can be achieved. The approach also allows you to modify the string displayed in the drop-down.

Let me know if you have any other comments or questions.

Regards,
Petya
Telerik