On 07/24/2009 11:50 AM, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: > will some one PLEASE answer me....must you use a database file rather than a > spreadsheet file to make address labels???!!! > > I get no where with an OO spreadsheet file > > every newbie windoz person I know easily makes address labels, where as I > with > 24 yrs computer use (though never making address labels) can't get to 1st > base > with OO calc. >
Did you read the documentation? http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides In particular: <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Using_Mail_Merge> And with regards to 'answer me': Drew answered your previous post, after which you provided no further followup: <quote> > Gracia M. Littauer wrote: >> > I am following docs online for OO 3.1 on lunix Zen. >> > >> > I imported and saved an excel file as an OO .ods file im my OO/spreadsheet >> > dir >> > (these are MY created dirs, not an OO 3.1 dir). >> > >> > I get to the point in docs where it asks for data sources...BUT it opens >> > something which about 6 files, with only one file I recognize & no way to >> > chose the dir where the correct files are; in other words I can't make any >> > labels! What am I missing? >> > >> > > Hello Gracia, > > Not sure if you are starting: > > File>Wizards>Address data source > > or > > Tools>Mailmerge wizard > > > In the meantime a good place to begin is to look over the OO.o 3.0 > documentation about this: > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Create_data_source > > > HTH > > Drew </quote> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
