Re: [users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-25 Thread Cor Nouws
CarlP wrote: Right. And I don't think choosing to skip automatic blank pages is very intuitive either. In any case, as I explained, I looked at the non-printing characters and see no page breaks at all, much less two for each record. I don't see anything that would indicate a "next record"

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-24 Thread CarlP
Claudia Drechsle wrote: Hi Carl Now, when I create my document and go directly to step 7, the very first thing that happens is OOo generates a single merged document. If this strategy is to stay, this would seem to be the point at which the user is prompted for whether or not they want blank p

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-24 Thread Claudia Drechsle
Hi Carl > > Now, when I create my document and go directly to step 7, the very first > thing that happens is OOo generates a single merged document. If this > strategy is to stay, this would seem to be the point at which the user > is prompted for whether or not they want blank pages for duplex >

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-24 Thread CarlP
Claudia Drechsle wrote: Sorry, that was the wrong issue. It should be: http://de.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=58919 Thanks, Claudia. I looked and will add a comment to the Issue. It suggests the blank page is for those using duplex printing, but if true, I think the default should

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-24 Thread CarlP
Ross Johnson wrote: Cor Nouws wrote: Ross Johnson wrote: CarlP wrote: Win XPHome, OOo 2.0.2 I am creating a mail merge to address envelopes. I create an envelope document, select a data source, place merge fields on the document, add Hidden Paragraphs as needed, then run the merge. Wh

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-24 Thread CarlP
Claudia Drechsle wrote: Hi Ross I am creating a mail merge to address envelopes. I create an envelope document, select a data source, place merge fields on the document, add Hidden Paragraphs as needed, then run the merge. While the starting document and the resulting merged document show one

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-24 Thread CarlP
Claudia Drechsle wrote: Hi I am creating a mail merge to address envelopes. I create an envelope document, select a data source, place merge fields on the document, add Hidden Paragraphs as needed, then run the merge. While the starting document and the resulting merged document show one enve

Re: [users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-23 Thread Ross Johnson
Claudia Drechsle wrote: Hi I am creating a mail merge to address envelopes. I create an envelope document, select a data source, place merge fields on the document, add Hidden Paragraphs as needed, then run the merge. While the starting document and the resulting merged document show one en

[users] Re: alternating blank page on merges

2006-08-22 Thread Claudia Drechsle
Hi > I am creating a mail merge to address envelopes. I create an envelope > document, select a data source, place merge fields on the document, add > Hidden Paragraphs as needed, then run the merge. While the starting > document and the resulting merged document show one envelope "page" per > re