Thank you Jean and Paul. I have installed the Base component of Open Office, and now the "Data Sources" window can be brought up. Following the expalnation in the Oo manual (http://snipurl.com/kxkb) that Jean provided solved my problem.
Merry X-mas to all! Gil Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:42:57 +1000 From: Jean Hollis Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Subject: [users] Re: How can I change the length limits in the bibliography database? Paul wrote: >> "View -> Data Sources", but this does not exist in the menus >> of OO 2.0 > Does on my install of 2.0.. The alternative is to select F4. > > To update the field lengths, right click on the DB name (after > selecting F4) and select 'edit DB file'.. Right click on the > table name and select edit. This will bring up a form on which > you can edit the properties of the individual fields. > > I'm unsure exactly how this will work with the built in biblio > database, but give it a whirl. > On 12/20/05, Gil Hornung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I am working with Open Office writer 2.0. >> The bibliography database has a limit on the number of >> characters in the author field and title field. I have papers >> with long titles and many authors. How do I remove this >> limitation? >> I have seen the instructions on doing it in Office 1.1, by >> going to "View -> Data Sources", but this does not exist in >> the menus of OO 2.0 Gil, for more about changing bibliography fields, you might like to read this chapter of the OOo2.0 Writer Guide: Ch12 - Creating Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0212WG-CreatingTablesOfContentsIndexesAndBibliographies.pdf Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber --------- Get printed copies of "Getting Started with OOo2.0" and "OOo Writer Guide" from http://www.lulu.com/opendocument --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
