# Rtf Field
## Content
The **Rich Text Formatted (RTF)** field is used to display a formatted text. When you click this button, a menu appears where you can select other fields that are contained in the same report definition file to be displayed in RTF format. These are data-bound RTF fields.
RTF fields are particularly used in creating Mail Merge reports.
To create a mail merge using RTF field in FlexReportDesigner application:
1. Create a new report FlexReportDesigner.
2. Bind the report to 'Customers' and 'Orders' Table by giving the following Sql statement:
```auto
SELECT
Customers.CustomerID, Customers.CompanyName,
Customers.ContactName, Customers.Address,
Customers.City, Customers.Region, Customers.Country, Customers.PostalCode,
Orders.OrderID, Orders.OrderDate, [Order Subtotals].Subtotal
FROM Customers INNER JOIN ([Order Subtotals] INNER JOIN Orders
ON [Order Subtotals].OrderID = Orders.OrderID)
ON Customers.CustomerID = Orders.CustomerID
WHERE CompanyName = "Ernst Handel"
```
3. From the **Insert** tab add the **RTF** field .
4. From the Properties window, set the Background color to a light color.
5. Set the **Text** property to following expression:
`"Dear " + ContactName + "," + vbcrlf + vbcrlf + _`
`"Your order for past year totals to " + Format(Subtotal, "Currency") + vbcrlf + vbcrlf + _`
`"Because you have been such a terrific customer, " + _`
`"we decided to credit your account with $0.10. The amount will be credited in next 10 days._`
`Your Address for future correspondance is "+"Address" + vbcrlf + vbcrlf + _`
`"Congratulations!"`
6. Arrange the fields as shown.
7. Preview the report.
