Static text: Hardcoding values into your merge

Not everything in a merged document has to come from your spreadsheet. Static text lets you supply a fixed value yourself – the same for every record, with no column required.

What it’s for

Some content is constant across the whole run: a fixed label, a standard disclaimer, a unit like "€" or "pcs", a campaign name. Rather than add a column that repeats the same value in every row, you set it once as static text.

A node of its own

Static text is its own node with a text field: you type the fixed value, and it outputs that same value for every record – no column required.

Prefix and suffix: fixed text on other nodes

Static text isn’t the only way to add fixed text. Many nodes carry Prefix and Suffix settings that wrap whatever the node outputs with fixed text – perfect for a currency symbol, a unit, or a label added straight onto a data field’s output, without a separate node.

So: use the static text node for a standalone fixed value; use prefix/suffix to enrich a data field’s output in place.

When to use it

Reach for static text when a value:

• is the same for every record, and
• isn’t worth a dedicated column in your datasource.

If the value ever needs to vary per record, use a data field instead so it stays driven by your spreadsheet.

Next

See what happens when a data field has no value: Empty Cells.