On Wednesday 27 September 2006 05:58 pm, James McKenzie wrote:
> Dan Lewis wrote:
> > On Wednesday 27 September 2006 04:34 am, Steve Freeman wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I have version 2.0.2 of open office but can't get the email
> >> merge function to work. Does it work in the new version 2.0.3?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >>
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> > I just tried it for the first time this afternoon on 2.0.3,
> > and it worked with no problems. I would recommend setting up a
> > list of addresses in a database table. Then test to see if it
> > works. (For this list, use some of your acquaintances as
> > recipients. Then let them reply back to you so that you can see
> > how well it works for you.)
>
> Dan:
>
> I have found that the mail merge wizard does not work if you do not
> have a column to map the required fields from the address format
> you selected.
>
> This may be the source of the problem.
>
> James McKenzie
You are right. That is why I suggested the test run using a
database. Mail merge should only be done using a data source. Using a
database as the data source is a very good idea although a
spreadsheet can work.
Personally, my addresses are contained in the tables of a dBase
file. This way, the email field serves as the required column.
Dan
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