<para>To add today's date you can use the <<today>> syntax</para>
</note>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <note>
+ <para>If you don't want to print the patron's full name on your slips or
+ notice you can enter data in the Other name or Initials field for each
+ patron and use that value instead.</para>
+ </note>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
<para>Salutation is populated by the <link linkend="BorrowersTitles">BorrowersTitles</link> system
preference</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <note>
+ <para>If you'd like to prevent full names from printing on <link linkend="notices"
+ >slips</link> and you're not using the Initials or Other name fields for
+ anything else, you can use them for shortened versions of the name to then be
+ printed on the slip. </para>
+ <para>For example:
+ <programlisting>Firstname: Nicole C.
+Surname: Engard
+Initials: NCE</programlisting></para>
+ <para>Then on the slip you can have it print the <<borrowers.initials>>
+ instead of the full name.</para>
+ </note>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>