[libreoffice-users] Re: [Writer] Data to Fields is not working

2013-08-24 Thread Con Hennekens
> I think I understand now. This button gives a way to quickly preview document Yes, I found this behaviour too. But why so difficult? Browsing through the database, for changes to be visible in the document, one has to manually select a row (clicking on the back and forward buttons does not wor

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Writer] Data to Fields is not working

2012-10-04 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
Andreas, On 04/10/2012 at 23:08, Andreas Säger wrote: > 1. Open your letter template with fields. What "fields" do you refer to? How do I place them? I know I can place fields from database using Insert → Fields → Other → Database → Mail merge fields. But after placing these fields I can ope

[libreoffice-users] Re: [Writer] Data to Fields is not working

2012-10-04 Thread Andreas Säger
You can not do anything useful with a blank new document. 1. Open your letter template with fields. 2. Hit F4 and get your row set (query or table) 3. Click a grey row selector left of the first column to select the record that represents the receipient of your letter. 4. Click data-to-fields whic