Hi Darren, > surrounded by a blue box). I go to the toolbar and click on insert -> > fields.
If you mean the *menu* Insert/Fields - that's the wrong place. What you need are form controls, not Writer's Text Fields, and the form controls are to be found in the "Form Controls" toolbar (=>View/Toolbars). > They are all greyed out (including "other"). What am I missing / doing > wrong? > > An aside - I couldn't find these tips / solutions in the Help files - > how would I find the answer without the support from this mailing list? If everything were in the help, the list here would be too boring :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [email protected] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
