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− | For a data source to be directly accessible from within | + | For a data source to be directly accessible from within a Writer document, it must first be registered as described below. You only need to do this once; after that, the data source is available to all documents in OpenOffice.org.<ol> |
− | <ol> | + | <li>From within any Openoffice.org document, or from the |
− | <li> | + | OpenOffice.org Welcome screen, choose '''File > Wizards > Address Data Source'''.</li> |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:CH11_AddressDataSourceWizard.png|thumb|none|600px|''Starting the Address Data Source wizard'']] |
− | <li>Select the appropriate type of external address book—in this case, '''Other external data source'''. (The choices on this page of the wizard vary with your operating system.) Click '''Next'''.</li> | + | <li>The choices on the first page of the wizard vary with your |
+ | operating system. Select the appropriate type of external address book—in this case, '''Other external data source'''. (The choices on this page of the wizard vary with your operating system.) Click '''Next'''.</li> | ||
[[Image:WG3-11-3.png|thumb|none|500px|''Select type of external address book'']] | [[Image:WG3-11-3.png|thumb|none|500px|''Select type of external address book'']] | ||
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[[Image:WG3-11-4.png|thumb|none|500px|''Starting the Settings part of the Wizard'']] | [[Image:WG3-11-4.png|thumb|none|500px|''Starting the Settings part of the Wizard'']] | ||
− | <li>In the Data Source Properties | + | <li>In the Data Source Properties page, select the Database type (in this case, '''Spreadsheet'''). Click '''Next'''.</li> |
[[Image:WG3-11-5.png|thumb|none|500px|''Selecting the database type'']] | [[Image:WG3-11-5.png|thumb|none|500px|''Selecting the database type'']] | ||
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<li>Click '''Finish'''.</li> | <li>Click '''Finish'''.</li> | ||
− | <li> | + | <li>On the following page, click '''Next'''. (Do ''not'' click '''Field Assignment'''.)</li> |
[[Image:WG3-11-7.png|thumb|none|500px|''Because this is a spreadsheet, do '''not''' click Field Assignment.'']] | [[Image:WG3-11-7.png|thumb|none|500px|''Because this is a spreadsheet, do '''not''' click Field Assignment.'']] |
Latest revision as of 09:54, 4 June 2010
- From within any Openoffice.org document, or from the OpenOffice.org Welcome screen, choose File > Wizards > Address Data Source.
- The choices on the first page of the wizard vary with your operating system. Select the appropriate type of external address book—in this case, Other external data source. (The choices on this page of the wizard vary with your operating system.) Click Next.
- On the next page of the Wizard, click Settings.
- In the Data Source Properties page, select the Database type (in this case, Spreadsheet). Click Next.
- In the next dialog, click Browse and navigate to the spreadsheet that contains the address information. Select the spreadsheet and click Open to return to this dialog. At this time you may wish to test that the connection has been correctly established by clicking on the Test Connection button (not shown in illustration).
- Click Finish.
- On the following page, click Next. (Do not click Field Assignment.)
- Name the file in the Location field. The default is ...\Addresses.odb; but you may replace Addresses with another name if you wish. You may also change the name in the “Address book name” field. In our example, the name “Points” was used for both.
- Click Finish. The data source is now registered.
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