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# Creating a Selectable Contact Document Template

This lesson will show you how to create a more advanced document template using selectable contact fields.

Before you try this, you should know how to create a simple document template as shown in [this](/administrator-documentation/templates/creating-a-simple-document-template.md) lesson.

### Selectable mergefields

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Selectable mergefields are a subset of mergefields that allow you to select an element from your AgileCase system.

In this example, we will show a standard letter with a selectable contact field. Making a mergefield selectable involves changing the structure slightly.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Create a mergefield

Create a mergefield as normal by pressing `Alt+F9` to enter mail merge mode, then `Ctrl+F9` to open a field before typing `MERGEFIELD`.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Specify the area to select from

Specify the area you want to select from, for example `Case` or `Contact`, followed by a full stop.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Add a dropdown prompt

Enter an underscore followed by the text of your choice. This text will appear as the title of a dropdown menu when you create a document, so it should be a prompt such as `SelectClient`.

After this, enter another underscore followed by another full stop.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Enter the fields to display

Enter the name of the field you wish to be displayed, in this case `Name` and `Address Block`.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Save and upload the template

Once your selectable field is complete, save the document and upload it as a template.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Selecting a contact

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When you create a document using a template with selectable mergefields, you will be prompted to select an option from a dropdown menu.

This will populate the document with information from the chosen option. It is possible to have multiple selectable fields in one template, as each will trigger its own dropdown menu.

### The selectable fields will be populated with your choice

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When you create the document, it will be populated according to your choices for each selectable field.


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