Matt Needles wrote: > Russ Fineman wrote: >> Matt Needles wrote: >> >> >>>Russ Fineman wrote: >>> >>>>Matt Needles wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Russ Fineman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I recently did away with MS and have converted to Linux and >>>>>>OpenOffice. I am trying to print Avery 8160 labels from the word >>>>>>processor. I have a template .doc which I called up and tryed mail >>>>>>merge but have not been able to figure out how to print more than one >>>>>>name per page. The labels are 3 across and 10 down. I used to use >>>>>>Avery Label pro or Publisher to do this. Can I do it in OpenOffice or >>>>>>is there another product that I can use. Scribus does not have the >>>>>>mail/merge option. >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks in advance for any help! >>>>> >>>>>When you do File->New->Labels, you get a dialog with three tabs. On >>>>>the >>>>> third tab, you should see a radio box for "Entire Page", and a >>>>>checkbox "Synchronize Contents" Both of these should be selected. >>>>>This will give you a page of labels, but you can only edit the first >>>>>one at >>>>>the top, left, which is the master label. Whatever you put in it, >>>>>including formatting, will be propagated into the rest of the page when >>>>>you click the floating "Synchronize Labels" button. >>>>> >>>>>This is useful when you want to print labels from a datasource or when >>>>>you want a page full of identical labels. >>>>> >>>>>If you need more help, just ask. >>>>> >>>>>HTH, >>>>>Matt Needles >>>>>OOo Coach >>>> >>>>Matt thanks for the help but I'm still having a problem. I create the >>>>label as you suggested, select the field from the first tab, I get the >>>>full page with the same fields on each label. I get a window that says >>>>synronize labels, click OK, screen flashes but I cannot close the box >>>>afterwards. >>> >>>By "box" I assume you mean the floating button. It should not close. >>> >>> >>>>When I go to print I get a sheet with all the fields not the names and >>>>addresses. The mail merge function is greyed out but I asssume I don't >>>>use >>>>it for labels. >>>> >>> >>>I'm going to guess here. Do you have the DataSource Explorer visible >>>(F4)? When it's visible, navigate to the datasource for your labels, >>>then select a few records, and click the Data to Fields icon on the >>>DataSources toolbar (near the right side). If your fields in the labels >>>are defined correctly, they should fill with the data you selected. >>>This is how I test my labels to see if they are getting data correctly, >>>without printing. >>> >>> >>>>Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I am using a OO spreadsheet as the data >>>>source. >>>> >>>>Thanks again!! >>> >>>Matt >> >> Matt I'm still a little confused, I followed the above directionsand >> thought I selected three records. When I click the Icon I still see the >> text saying what items (name,etc) I selected for the label. When I do >> print preview I see the first record on all labels. Should I see the mail >> the names,etc before I do print preview? I'm going to play with it more >> later, I have to bail out a friend with a corrupt MS Office update. Sure >> glad I'm away from Windows except for turbotax. > > It sounds like you still have Field Names visible. Use View->Field > Names, and make sure the menu item is not checked. Next, select the > records and click Data to Fields. When you do this, you will not need > Print Preview any more. You will see on the labels just what will be > printed (except for possibly the field shading). > > HTH, > Matt Thanks Matt the Field names were on. Works now. -- Russ
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