https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84548
Cor Nouws <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEEDINFO Ever confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #12 from Cor Nouws <[email protected]> --- Hi Yvan, Let me try again :) > First, thanks a lot for this good and usefull software ! thanks! > 1. When you finish your label document (choosing format, choosing database > and fields, synchronizing contents, using mailing assistant to merge > addresses, save the resulting file), you obtain a sheet where you can only > modify the first label, but not the others. This is the biggest problem, > because in real life there is almost always one label you need to modify > manually. This behaviour is caused all label above #1 being linked the first label. (actually all are frames). This allows the Synchronize button, to be activated on the third Tab of the File > New labels dialog. Luckily, in LibreOffice 5.0.1 I do see an option: Tools > Options > Writer > Formatting aids... Ignore protection. (I think this is new.) > 2. After choosing format, database and fields, you cannot have an overview > of the merge result, the only choice is to print or to save : you can not > correct you mistake directly. I can do that after step #7. (Since protection can be ignored - see above) For normal letters (not labels) step #6 does that job. > Maybe add a "Merging overview" button to the > "Synchronize labels" ? You mean on the specific tool bar? That would introduce a third way of performing mail merge.. People may get confused? (However the idea as such, is not bad.) > 2bis. After choosing format, database and fields, you have to launch the > Mailing Assistant and skip most of the steps to save the merged file. This > step is very confusing. Choosing Next, seeing that nothings needs to be done, choosing Next ... etc.. that works too. The next time, you know where to go ;) > Why not just had a "Merge and save" button in the > "Synchronize labels" toolbox ? See my comment above. > >> 3. When you create a new mail label sheets, you can not add a new database. > >> You have to create a writer document, add the database, and then only go in > >> File -> New -> Labels. It is not really intuitive. > > > The menu Edit > Change datasource should do that? > > 3. Yes, you can do that, but I think it would be better to also include an > "Add data source" button directly in the mail labels' first window. I > suppose it would not be difficult to add, but it would be far more intuitive. I don't understand this. File > New > Label allows me to choose a data source. Tools > Mail merge (Use current document (already created labels) .. Step 3, insert Address book, allows it too. Apart from the challenges you, me and many others experience to fiend their easiest way to perform mail merge tasks, which is reflected in your remarks and our discussion, I do see one specific IMO new request in your report: Extend the 'Synchronize' toolbar with two buttons: "Merging overview", "Merge and save". Is that fine for you? Then we could change the summary and settings of this bug accordingly... Thanks for your attention again. Cor -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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