Re: [libreoffice-users] More mail merge help needed

Hi.
Are you wanting to upload this document as a template for a SF extended 
mail merge.
Do you need this document in .doc format (seems so from my quick look at 
SF instructions).
Steve

On 2013-08-23 13:48, Carl Paulsen wrote:
> Thanks, Paul.  I've been away for a bit.
>
> There is a LO connector for SF, but AFAIK that connector won't make a 
> merge document work within the broader Force.com platform. But this 
> may be worth looking into further.  I'm still stuck on creating the 
> document with next record and next page fields to make it actually 
> function as a merge document.
>
> Carl
>
>
>
> On 8/15/13 10:29 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote:
> > I am not an expert, but I do have a question.
> >
> > Does "Salesforce" have a database connector that will allow you to 
> > use LibreOffice Base as an intermediary to your Writer document?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On 8/14/2013 1:35 PM, Carl Paulsen wrote:
> > > I'm trying to create mail merge documents that contain merge fields 
> > > for a document that can't connect directly to the data source. That 
> > > source (Salesforce) can read the documents if the field names are 
> > > correctly entered.  I can type the field names in manually, but I 
> > > can't figure out how to generate a label merge document that will work.
> > >
> > > The mail merge wizard doesn't seemingly allow users to generate 
> > > label merges (options are letter and email).  And I can't find a way 
> > > to generate a merge document manually without using the wizard.  I 
> > > see no menu items for mail merge steps (I can find the insert field 
> > > tool, but that's it - no tool to allow me to switch between merge 
> > > fields and merged data without going into the wizard).
> > >
> > > I've tried starting with New->Labels, then choosing the correct 
> > > label type and clicking New Document (I can't connect to the 
> > > database, so can't enter the merge fields in the dialog).  I can 
> > > then type in merge fields as Salesforce wants to see them, but I 
> > > can't figure out how to make it a merge document with the "next 
> > > record" and "next page" items.  In Insert->Fields there is a Next 
> > > Record option but it's only available when there's a database 
> > > connected.
> > >
> > > Finally, I've been through a lot of documentation so if there's a 
> > > good mail merge document online, that might be enough.


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