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ContactsLaw captures the addresses of your contacts for the purpose of sending written correspondence, location-based profiling and managing business registration details.

Purposes

Addresses can be used for the following purposes:

Physical - The actual location of a business or individual.
Mailing - Used specifically for sending correspondence.
Registered Office - Official address for business registration purposes.

An address can be used for more than one purpose.

Auto-Completion

ContactsLaw comes pre-loaded with data from Australia Post to streamline the process of entering addresses. This feature includes:

Forward Lookup - Enter a suburb name to retrieve the corresponding postcode.
Reverse Lookup - Enter a postcode to retrieve the corresponding suburb names.
Country and State Lists - Choose from a list of predefined countries and states to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Formatting

ContactsLaw uses structured addresses where the individual components of the address are stored separately. This allows, for example:

Domestic Addresses - Can be simplified by omitting the name of the state or country.
International Addresses - Adjusted for clarity and layout preferences.

Management

Multiple addresses can be added to a contact with custom descriptions for each.

Addresses can be marked as being effective during a certain period only. Addresses that are no longer effective will be retained (and can be searched) but will not display on the contact summary. Addresses can be future dated - helpful for example, if the contact is known to be changing address.

Inheritance

A contact can inherit an address from a related contact. Any updates made to the entity's address automatically update contact's inherited address.

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-ContactsLaw captures the '''addresses''' of your contacts for the purpose of sending written correspondence, location-based profiling and managing business registration details.
+[[ContactsLaw]] captures the '''addresses''' of your [[Contact|contacts]] for the purpose of sending written correspondence, location-based profiling and managing business registration details.
-== Types of Addresses ==
+== Purposes ==
-ContactsLaw supports multiple types of addresses, each serving a specific purpose:
+Addresses can be used for the following purposes:
-* '''Physical Address''': The actual location of a business or individual.
+* '''Physical''' - The actual location of a business or individual.
-* '''Mailing Address''': Used specifically for sending correspondence.
+* '''Mailing''' - Used specifically for sending correspondence.
-* '''Registered Office Address''': The official address for business registration purposes.
+* '''Registered Office''' - Official address for business registration purposes.
-* '''Custom Addresses''': Addresses with custom labels for specific needs, such as property locations.
+An address can be used for more than one purpose.
-== Address Data Integration ==
+== Auto-Completion ==
 ContactsLaw comes pre-loaded with data from Australia Post to streamline the process of entering addresses. This feature includes:
-* '''Forward Lookup''': Enter a suburb name to retrieve the corresponding postcode.
+* '''Forward Lookup''' - Enter a suburb name to retrieve the corresponding postcode.
-* '''Reverse Lookup''': Enter a postcode to retrieve the corresponding suburb names.
+* '''Reverse Lookup''' - Enter a postcode to retrieve the corresponding suburb names.
-* '''Country and State Lists''': Choose from a list of predefined countries and states to ensure accuracy and consistency.
+* '''Country and State Lists''' - Choose from a list of predefined countries and states to ensure accuracy and consistency.
-== Flexible Address Formatting ==
+== Formatting ==
-By storing addresses in component form, ContactsLaw offers maximum flexibility:
+ContactsLaw uses structured addresses where the individual components of the address are stored separately. This allows, for example:
-* '''Local and Domestic Addresses''': Can be simplified by omitting the name of the state or country.
+* '''Domestic Addresses''' - Can be simplified by omitting the name of the state or country.
-* '''International Addresses''': Adjusted for clarity and layout preferences.
+* '''International Addresses''' - Adjusted for clarity and layout preferences.
-== Inheriting addresses ==
+== Management ==
+Multiple addresses can be added to a [[contact]] with custom descriptions for each.
+Addresses can be marked as being ''effective'' during a certain period only. Addresses that are no longer effective will be retained (and can be searched) but will not display on the [[Contact Summary|contact summary]]. Addresses can be future dated - helpful for example, if the contact is known to be changing address.
-Address inheritance in ContactsLaw facilitates efficient management by allowing addresses to be inherited from related contacts.
+[[File:Addresses (Add New Address).png|none|thumb|500x500px]]
+== Inheritance ==
-A contact can inherit an address from a related entity. Any updates made to the entity's address automatically update contact's inherited address, maintaining consistency across all relevant records.
+A [[contact]] can inherit an address from a related contact. Any updates made to the entity's address automatically update contact's inherited address.  [[File:Addresses (Enherit).png|none|thumb|500x500px]]
+[[Category:Contacts]]
-This function extends beyond addresses and is available for phone numbers and email addresses, ensuring seamless integration across communication channels.