⚠️ Important
This tutorial assumes you are already familiar with Block tags. If not, please first read What are Block tags?
1. Block tags
Block tags allow you to show or hide a block of content (text, table, image…) based on a condition: empty field, list value, checked box, etc.
Use Block tags when you want to:
hide or show multiple paragraphs or pages at once;
conditionally display a table or an image;
apply a condition based on any type of field.
2. The Paragraph deletion option
The option Delete the paragraph in the custom Word document if data is empty or hidden is found in each field's options, under the Advanced tab.
It automatically hides the paragraph containing a field's tag, if that field is empty or hidden.
Use this option when you want to hide a single paragraph linked to a specific field that is empty or not filled in.
⚠️ Important — the concept of a paragraph in Word
Shift + Enter = line break within the same paragraph
Enter = new paragraph
The behaviour of the option depends on this distinction:
Tag and title on the same line → the entire line is hidden
Tag and title in the same paragraph → the entire paragraph is hidden
Tag and title in separate paragraphs → the title remains visible
💡 Tip
Enable the ¶ option in Word to visualise paragraph breaks and check your layout before exporting.
3. Summary
| Block tags | Paragraph deletion |
Hide a multi-paragraph block | ✅ | ❌ |
Hide tables and images | ✅ | ❌ |
Hide content if field is empty | ✅ | ✅ |
Configuration | In the Word template | In the field options |