On 06/03/2018 13:35, zahra a wrote: > hello. > i downloaded getting started from libreoffice.org > for free in odt format. > which version of libreoffice do you need to work on? > whats the different between free version and paid version of getting started? > i downloaded getting started for libreoffice 5.2 in odt format from its > website. > i realized that it explanes macro and if you need to use macro in > libreoffice, the book can help you! > hope that help, God bless! > Thanks for the quick reply. My books are somewhat out of date, with Getting Started being 4.2 and Base Handbook being 4.0. I had, though, noticed that both have some help with macros. Oce I'm sure that's the way to go, I'll consult them - although perhaps I should download the updated versions first :-)
AnneW > On 3/6/18, Anne Wilson <a...@lydgate.org> wrote: >> Hello. Since this is my first post, I'll write some background first. >> >> I am deeply interested in machine embroidery, as well as general sewing. >> I therefore have accumulated a library of magazines with some excellent >> articles. The problem is finding the right article when I want to >> re-read it. >> >> I bought the Getting Started Guide and Base Handbook, and by constantly >> referring back to them, managed to get an embedded database, in which >> details of the article were accompanied by an image. You know what >> comes next. All was well until I had just over 200 entries - at which >> time it crashed and I lost all entries. Fortunately I had a backup up >> to the previous day's work, as well as an almost complete spreadsheet >> which had been the basis for my efforts, but there was no point in >> trying to do more, as all reading pointed to the problem of images >> causing the size to over-expand. >> >> I have now tried to create a split database, following the instructions >> I found online. However, I'm finding it difficult to source information >> on using it. Picked from the bits and pieces I've accumulated, instead >> of adding the image directly, I have created a text field containing a >> URL relative to the data folder, e.g. ../Images/OnionsAndRust.jpg. >> >> What I would like to achieve is that URL to be read in, the image >> displayed, then dropped when the record changes. Is this a reasonable >> approach? >> >> Can you point me to documentation that will help? I suspect that I need >> to learn to write macros for this to work, but again, providing I can >> find help to get started I am ready to learn. >> >> AnneW >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> Problems? >> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
