Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: re. Italics and bold in BASE

However, MS Access has formatting support - so why not LibO Base? If there
truly is no support for this, then this could be filed as an enhancement on
FDO (our bug tracker).
On 8 May 2013 20:31, "Tom Davies" <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi :)
> Only in Forms and Reports.  Not in the data (Tables) or in the Queries.
>
> I haven't used Base yet and don't really know so this is just guessing
> from my impression of what goes on ...
> I think you are meant to use Writer or Calc to "connect to" or "link to"
> the Queries in Base.  Then you use fields in much the way you would "mail
> merge".  That means you can apply normal formatting to the fields or the
> text and stuff around that in the rest of the Writer or Calc document.
>
> Does this link describe how to do that?
> http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=18511
>
>
> There was this link on the main LibreOffice website
> http://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/
>
>
> I hope to start reading this quick guide or handbook that is in the
> process of being translated from the original that was written in German
>
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Handbook
> The chapter "Linking to Databases" is the other way around.  It's about
> using external tables in MySql or PostgreSQL rather than having the tables
> in the internal back-end.
>
> I get confused around then but i think Base then 'just' has the queries
> and the relationships between the tables.  Then Base feeds into Forms and
> Reports created in Writer.  So Base is a bit like a bridge?
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
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> > ________________________________
> > From: anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> > To: Antonio Canela <antonio_canela_ruano@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 20:01
> > Subject: re. Italics and bold in BASE
> >
> >
> >
> >       yes, this is possible.
> >
> >       And you may subscribe to this list by sending a message to
> users+subscribe@global.libreoffice.org
> >       Hopefully, someone on this list will respond to your request; I'm
> using an older version, so my information will possibly not be pertinent to
> you.
> >       BTW - there are various lists for various languages, so if English
> is not your native tongue, you might be want to join the list suited to you.
> > Hello,
> >
> > I´m a Libreoffice user and I´d like to use italics and bold in Base. Is it
> > possible? It would be so important to me.
> >
> > Soy un usuario de Libreoffice y me gustaría usar la cursiva y negrita en
> el
> > programa Base.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Antonio Canela
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