[PLUG] OpenOffice-1: need more than help offers

[Anthony Schlemmer]

Just a thought, but wouldn't it be easier to make a text database from a 
CSV file that you can edit/create in the spreadsheet program?

Tony

On Wednesday 15 May 2002 09:59 am, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   I've spent the past hour in the OpenOffice help system trying to
> learn how I can set up an addressbook so I can generate form letters
> by mail merge. I got to the point of finding where I can create an
> addressbook database type (both collected and personal), and I've
> defined the fields, but I just cannot find a hieroglyph or menu item
> that allows me to enter data into that table. I've rummaged back and
> forth through the help system links, starting with 'mail merge', and
> I cannot find the 'edit' icon to which they refer.
>
>   Has anyone done this? Are there other docs available to supplement
> the on-line help system? I don't think I'm really so dumb that I
> cannot understand what I read, but I'm certainly missing something
> here.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
>
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