Mail Merge /text/swriter/01/01150000.xhp UFI: removed help idsMail MergeUFI: due to CJ, this old dialog stays and can be accessed through Tools-Configure-Menus. UFI: now this is the default dialog again, when you just print a doc with a database field. Opens the Mail Merge dialog, which helps you in printing and saving form letters.
During printing, the database information replaces the corresponding database fields (placeholders). For more information about inserting database fields refer to the Database tab page under Insert - Fields - Other.db browser explorer Select a database and table.db browser records Click to create one big document containing all data records.save as individual documents Click to create one document for every one data record.generate file name from database Generate each file name from data contained in a database.UFI: sorry, spec doc has no more info about the specificsfile format Select the file format. Records Determines the number of records for printing the form letter. One letter will be printed for each record. All Processes all the records from the database. Selected records Processes only the marked records from the database. This option is only available when you have previously marked the necessary records in the database. From Specifies which records to include in your form letter. From: Specifies the number of the first record to be printed. To: Specifies the number of the last record to be printed. Output Determines whether to send your form letters to a printer or save them to a file. Printer Prints the form letters. File Saves the form letters in files. Single print jobs Prints each form letter individually with the selected printer. Path Specifies the path to store the form letters. ... Opens the Select Path dialog. Generate file name from Specifies how the file name is generated. Database field Uses the content of the selected data field as the file name for the form letter. Manual setting Creates the file name based on the text you enter, followed by a serial number.