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Notice: The information on this page is only for users of Personal Taxprep 2018. If you are using Personal Taxprep Classic 2018, consult the help available in the program. |
About the Letter Editor
The letter editor letter provides you with different tools that allow you to define the content of the letter template. It also allows you to format and layout the letter.
These tools allow you to perform tasks such as:
- set conditions;
- insert tax cells and tables;
- insert your firm logo and symbols or special characters;
- layout the letter by creating a bulleted list or a numbered list, inserting page breaks and setting tabs;
- format text or cells;
- use standard word processing functionalities such as adding comments or text search.
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The Form pane allows you to open all of the forms available in the Form Manager. |
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Drag and drop cells into the letter. When using a cell to set a condition, you can select the applicable operator and comparison value. |
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Use the Test mode to merge temporarily the letter with the data in the active return or another return and check the results. |
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The horizontal ruler allows you to measure the length of the paragraphs as well as other elements in the letter. The measurement unit used by the ruler is the inch. You can also use the ruler to adjust paragraphs indent and set the tabs. |
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Instructions can be inserted to document or identify the template sections and conditions. |
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Insert the cell outside of a condition to print its value. |
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The colour-coded display makes it easy to distinguish the various elements of the template. |
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Click a cell to jump to the applicable form in the above form pane. |
How to show or hide the form pane
The Form pane, which is located above the Letter Editor, allows you to display all of the forms available in the Form Manager in order to easily insert tax cells in the letter. This pane appears by default when you open the Letter Editor.
- To show the Form pane, click the button
on the Letter Editor toolbar. - To hide the Form pane, click the button
on the Letter Editor toolbar.
List of the different colour codes in the Letter Editor
A letter template contains several types of elements, such as the text of the letter itself, tax cells from forms, conditions, operators and instructions.
The Letter Editor displays each element in a specific colour so you can recognize it easily. The colours used to represent each type of element are as follows:
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Black |
Text of the letter |
Enclosed are two copies of your federal T1 tax return. |
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Purple |
Conditions and operators |
[IF () THEN] |
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Blue |
Tax cells |
[Client code] |
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Grey |
Instructions |
{Conditional section 22-a} |