Ken Walker wrote: > Russ Fineman wrote: > >>>>>>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. > [snip] >> >> Thanks Matt the Field names were on. Works now. > > Hmm, well I have followed through this thread and it has helped but I > still don't have this working. > > I want to print a short list of members of a group with addresses and so > on. It will be in 2 columns. > > Amongst the problems I am having is that I don't know how it can get the > results to print in columns like a phone book rather than in rows. I > want the final document to be in alphabetical order reading down the > first column, then the second column. Insteadd, when I am able to get > it working it looks like the result will be in rows, with the second > entry at the top of column 2 rather than it being the second item in > column one. > > I agree that this is more difficult than it ought to be and like others > I am looking forward to OOo 2.0. > > Ken I have to agree with you. I'm still having problems printing more than one page of labels where each label is different. I created a five page template laid out in the form of an Avery 8160 (3x10)label (Presently I have 81 records)I then select all the records with the F4 option and click write to data field. As far as I know I do not have synchronize option on, since I did not use the file/new/label to create the template. I cannot find a place to check it. I get five pages of the first record. If I use the labels option I get one correct page only even if I select all the records.
I am replace MS Publisher where this worked fine. I hope OO 2.0 fixes this. -- Russ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
