To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=42615 Issue #:|42615 Summary:|Mail Merge Still Lacks the ability to automatically |suppress empty fields Component:|Word processor Version:|680m77 Platform:|PC URL:| OS/Version:|Windows 2000 Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|formatting Assigned to:|mru Reported by:|vreid47362
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Feb 12 05:51:56 -0800 2005 ------- OpenOffice Writer's mail merge feature, although much improved, still lacks the ability to automatically suppress empty merge fields. Here's what I observed: 1. Create table with name, streetaddress1, streetaddress2, city, state, zip 2. Create letter template 3. Open mail merge wizard 4. Had to create a custom merge field template because none of the existing ones seem to correspond to U.S. address conventions (I'll file this issue separately) 5. Created the merged documents and had them saved a a separated file containing all of the merged letters 6. I intentionally left some streetaddress1 or streetaddress2 fields blank as would be the case in a production address list. 7. I had to go into the merge and manually remove blank lines left by the empty fields. Removing the empty field manually, is simple enough on a small address list, but on a large list this is very impractical. Please add a check box or some way to instruct the merge wizard to remove the blank lines and spaces caused by empty fields. Microsoft Word has had this functionality since Office95. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
