![]() (This is not about mail merge, please understand, but only intuitiveness.) No one should propagate poor design just because that's what people learned and are accustomed to. What criteria would you use? If you define it by how other programs work, keep in mind that what has already been designed is often no longer (if it ever was) the best way to do things. While I fully agree that the OOo mail merge function isn't easy to use and the documentation needs improvement, but for the sake of argument I'd point out that the concept of intuitiveness is a fuzzy one at best. This being a user-to-user forum, you're unlikely to find anyone here to whom you can direct the imperative half of that sentence. Last Chance wrote:The trouble is, and I'll use the word again, is that OO is not terribly intuitive, so if the developers are going to change the 'rules' make sure everyone understands it. I suppose being a highly collaborative effort does also lead to differing viewpoints, but can not always reach the best result.īut thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread as it has achieved the result! The trouble is, and I'll use the word again, is that OO is not terribly intuitive, so if the developers are going to change the 'rules' make sure everyone understands it. Again, this is something that could be addressed fairly easily. I think many new users of OO, like myself, tend to think along conventional lines and expect operations to fall in line with currently available products (if it ain't broke, don't fix it!) and having using Works and Word to merge data before, with very few problems, I suppose I expected the same.įor the last problem - only seeing one page - I could find absolutely nothing that told me otherwise and assumed I needed to add another one. Thanks again: I had followed things through several days ago to the stage where I had the names/addresses showing correctly, except every third one! But that's great. I have got to start shipping my new book just after Christmas, or first week in January, so it is starting to get a little tight. I can create the darn thing - just can't output what I want! However, I donwloaded two different manuals and in both, Chapter 11 is actually:Ĭhapter 11: Using Math.424Ī search for 'Printing mailing labels' doesn't reveal anything either.Ī search for Mail merge did call up several threads, but it is pretty much what I've been doing (several times) and is explained pretty much the same in the Help file. It is definitely not easy, and I'm not trying to be condescending either! Only a small operation, but it's something I got used to doing - thinking down to the user level. ![]() I also didn't mention that I used to own my own software company and wrote every manual for the various products. ![]() The problem wasn't creating the label template, or integrating fields from my chosen database, but printing all the records, not just a third of them. I was actually using the Help file for guidance and, as explained, did manage to output records, but only every third one. Is it related to the 3-across format? Dunno: try as I might, I keep replicating the result.Īssuming this is a bug, which will take time to fix, then how can I use the data (as a workable solution, perferably not an export) to mail-merge the results into MS Word? There does not appear to be a usable format to export from Base. However, after this there seem too many problems to make this a workable solution: after spending further time trying to integrate fields (again, not very intuitive and, seemingly to me, overly-complex), I then find it will only print every third record (1, 4, 7, etc.) and completely ignore all others. The label type I am using is Avery L7161 (3 across, 6 down), so I was pleasantly suprised to find a ready-made template for this. ![]() Much as I like to support open source applications, I am getting to the end of my tether with the mail merge facility on Writer.Īfter spending hours creating a very simple address database (not the intuitive process it should be, but another problem for another forum) I tried using the mail merge facility on offer with Writer.
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