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| - when you are finished dragging columns, close the Data Sources dialog (View -> Data Sources, or use the toolbar button) | - when you are finished dragging columns, close the Data Sources dialog (View -> Data Sources, or use the toolbar button) | ||
| - save your letter template document (suggestion: | - save your letter template document (suggestion: | ||
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| ===== Printing ===== | ===== Printing ===== | ||
| + | :!: if you have any trouble getting your printer to cooperate, you can also try making a letter size template and positioning the fields in the right place for your printer; typically this would be to make a landscape oriented letter size document | ||
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| + | =) it may be easier to save the document to a pdf instead of actually printing it so you can send the pages you want to the printer as many times as you need in case of feed issues, etc... | ||
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| - with your envelope or letter template open, File -> Print | - with your envelope or letter template open, File -> Print | ||
| - | - on the dialog asking if you want to print a form letter, click " | + | - on the dialog asking if you want to print a form letter, click " |
| - if you are presented with a dialog asking if you want to print field names, click No | - if you are presented with a dialog asking if you want to print field names, click No | ||
| - (optional - filtering) when presented with columns of your data, click on a cell that has a distinguishing characteristic of your choice, such as a cell with an " | - (optional - filtering) when presented with columns of your data, click on a cell that has a distinguishing characteristic of your choice, such as a cell with an " | ||
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| - click Print | - click Print | ||
| - follow your normal print dialogs accordingly | - follow your normal print dialogs accordingly | ||
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| + | ===== Form Letter Warning Dialog ===== | ||
| + | If you made the **BIG** mistake of checking the "Do not show warning again" box when printing, you need do the following: | ||
| + | * close OpenOffice | ||
| + | * find your user preferences | ||
| + | * edit the file user/ | ||
| + | * find the section with <prop oor: | ||
| + | * save the file | ||
| + | * OpenOffice should now present you with this warning dialog again | ||
| + | * the long explanation of this: [[http:// | ||
| ===== Advanced Fields ===== | ===== Advanced Fields ===== | ||