Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2

Mark Bourne <libreoffice-ml.mbourne -AT- spamgourmet.com>
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:21:01 +0000

Alternatively, to save copying data into a common .ods file, you cankeep one .odb file (e.g. mergesource.odb) but change which .ods file itpoints to. Open mergesource.odb, then Edit > Database > Properties, andchange the path to spreadsheet document.

Saves a bit of copying data around, but I can see that might not be soeasy as an instruction if there are non-technical users of your mergedocument. Whatever works for you and your users is best ;o)


Mark.


Steve Edmonds wrote:

And thanks to the discussion I think I have a much better understanding
and can iron out the problems our users are having with the merge.
We keep getting new lists to merge, all the same format. The secret to
simplification is, once set up, to have an ods named mergesource.ods or
something and then copy the new data in each time or save the new data
as mergesource.ods. Then a new .odb file is not created each merge, and
it is not necessary to exchange the database or re-link the fields.
Steve


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[libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Jeff Prater
- Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Steve Edmonds
  - Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Jeff Prater
    - Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Don C. Myers
      - Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Jeff Prater
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Alex McMurchy
        
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        Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Jeff Prater
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · A
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Steve Edmonds
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail merge with custom fields in LibreOffice 4.2 · Mark Bourne

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