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Google Address Autofill

How address autofill works in Tern. Start typing an address and pick a suggestion to fill in the street, city, state, ZIP, and country automatically.

Written by Angie Pili

Tern suggests addresses as you type and fills in the rest of the fields for you, so you don't have to enter each part by hand.

What It Does

When you type into an address field, Tern shows matching address suggestions powered by Google. Select a suggestion and Tern fills in the street, city, state, ZIP code, and country in one step.

This saves time and cuts down on typos when you're adding client addresses, setting up your business details, or entering billing information.

Where You Can Use It

Address autofill works everywhere you enter an address in Tern, including:

  • Adding or editing a contact's address

  • The new contact form

  • Address questions on forms

  • Your business settings address

  • A payment method's billing address

How It Works

Suggestions appear only in the first address line field ("Address line 1"). As you type, a list of matching addresses drops down below the field. When you select one, Tern fills in these fields for you:

  • Address line 1 (street number and street name)

  • Address line 2 (unit or suite, when the selected address includes one)

  • City

  • ZIP code

  • State

  • Country

You can edit any field after it's filled in. Selecting a suggestion is optional. If you'd rather type the full address yourself, just fill in the fields by hand and skip the suggestions.

Address autofill works for addresses in any country.

Who Can Use It

Available to all advisors. It's on automatically with no setup or settings to turn on.

Steps

  1. Go to any address field in Tern. For example, open a contact and add or edit their address.

  2. Start typing the street address in the first address line. Suggestions appear below the field as you type.

  3. Select the correct address from the list. Tern fills in the street, city, state, ZIP code, and country.

  4. Review the filled-in fields and edit anything that needs a change. If the address isn't in the list, type the remaining fields by hand.

You'll Know It Worked When

The city, state, ZIP code, and country fields fill in on their own after you select a suggestion.

FAQ

No suggestions appear as I type.
Type in the first address line ("Address line 1"). Suggestions appear there, not in the City, State, ZIP, or Country fields. If none appear, check your internet connection and try again. You can always enter the address manually.

The suggestion filled in the wrong details.
Select a different suggestion, or edit any field by hand. Every field stays editable after autofill.

I can't find my address in the suggestions.
Type the address into the fields yourself. Autofill is optional and manual entry always works.

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