For my scheme to work, each list entry (the name, that is) needs to be on a line by itself.
If you'd like to send a sample (one of your lists, for example, assuming they are all in the same general format), I'd be happy to try to help. Attach your file to an email to: maur...@stny.rr.com Maurice -----Original Message----- From: riklar [mailto:rik...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 2:21 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: merging bibliographies Thank you Maurice for your example. I am afraid my bibliographies are simple text files in writer. Would it possible to follow your advise? Thanks Jack On 1 Mar 2013, at 21:03, "Maurice Howe" <maur...@stny.rr.com> wrote: > Try this (assuming that any "trailing" info is separated from the > actual biographical entry by a TAB): > > As with any "new to you" facility, work with a COPY (not your master file). > Combine the lists (open the first one, then open the 2nd and > copy/paste it at the end of the 1st, then open the 3rd and copy/paste it to the 1st, etc. > Then select the entire (combined) list and click TABLES. Unclick MAKE ALL > COLUMNS THE SAME WIDTH (or words to that effect). Click the box that > tells the program about the TAB separator. Then click to build the > table. Then select the entire table and click TABLE, then the SORT > tab. If the resulting formatting pleases you, you're done. You'll > probably want to experiment with TABLE/PROPERTIES to keep text for > entries on the same page, etc. If you prefer that the list NOT be in > a table, select the entire table, go to TABLE and click CONVERT again > but this time use the TABLE TO TEXT option. > > This works well for me. Good luck. > > Maurice > > -----Original Message----- > From: riklar [mailto:rik...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:46 AM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: merging bibliographies > > Hello, > > I have four bibliographical lists, each has 10-15 pages. In some of > the lists there exists duplicates bibliographies to be canceled when > one list would be crested. > The lists are organized in alphabetical order. > > I wish to create one bibliographical list, containing all the four > together and of course in alphabetical order. > > Is this is possible in OO 3.4.1 > I am on Mac, with OSX 10.8.2, but I assume it doesn't matter in > regards to commands in OO. > > TIA > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6140 - Release Date: > 03/01/13 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6140 - Release Date: 03/01/13 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
