[Dropped] OpenOffice Writer business card
[Dropped] OpenOffice Writer business card
HELP! I am using Open Office 4.1.15, I have created a business onto a downloaded Open Office template and I am unable to synchronize to the other cards. The is no sync option under tools>options. The templates under business cards do not fit my needs. Been at this for 2 days and very frustrated. TIA for any assistance. Maybe need to figure out how to get my template into the main menu.
Last edited by MrProgrammer on Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Dropped: User alan h says "Way too complicated" and declines to provide an attachment -- MrProgrammer, forum moderator
Reason: Dropped: User alan h says "Way too complicated" and declines to provide an attachment -- MrProgrammer, forum moderator
Open Office 4.1.15 Windows 10 Home on PC
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Re: Open Office Writer Business Card
Hi,
to activate synchronizing you must do that while starting the in-built template wizard (menu File | New | Business Cards...). No way to get it on any other way, IMHO.
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to activate synchronizing you must do that while starting the in-built template wizard (menu File | New | Business Cards...). No way to get it on any other way, IMHO.
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Re: Open Office Writer Business Card
I simply copy and paste into a table set to fit to my A4 card.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Open Office Writer Business Card
It is turned on there but when I enter data onto the template the drop down synchronize button does not appear. I am also unable to copy data from the template to paste onto the other cards.
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Re: Open Office Writer Business Card
Hi, and welcome to the forum.
[Solved] Mail Merge with tables and linked, protected sections
[Solved] How to create label frames manually
[Solved] Trouble with labels of uneven sizes
If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit ☐ button and add [Solved] to the start of the Subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.
File → New → Business Cards → Format allows you to specify all of the dimensions of your card and then you can add text to it. You are not limited to the pre-defined business card formats. This is what you will need to do if you want the Synchronize feature.
Since you didn't attach the template, we don''t know what you're working with. I will not help further unless you attach.
Explain in detail, using your attachment for reference, the steps you are taking to copy and then to paste. I am unable to … is meaningless without that information and your attachment.
Synchronizing is only possible with documents created using File → New → Labels or using File → New → Business cards. If your document was created some other way, that feature will not be available. However you can use a table with linked sections to achieve a similar effect.
[Solved] Mail Merge with tables and linked, protected sections
[Solved] How to create label frames manually
[Solved] Trouble with labels of uneven sizes
If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit ☐ button and add [Solved] to the start of the Subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.
Mr. Programmer
AOO 4.1.7 Build 9800, MacOS 13.6.3, iMac Intel. The locale for any menus or Calc formulas in my posts is English (USA).
AOO 4.1.7 Build 9800, MacOS 13.6.3, iMac Intel. The locale for any menus or Calc formulas in my posts is English (USA).
Re: OpenOffice Writer business card
I am unable to copy/paste here. I am using the OpenOffice Simple Business Card template I downloaded from the web site.
Open Office 4.1.15 Windows 10 Home on PC
Re: OpenOffice Writer business card
Further, the template I want to use is under the tab "templates and documents". When I open the template and fill in one card the synchronize button will not appear. If I click on "business card" tab I am unable to lay out my card as there is a logo and information on both halves of the card. I get around most programs pretty good but I am 70 yrs o9ld and i'm not seeing what I'm doing wrong.
Open Office 4.1.15 Windows 10 Home on PC
Re: OpenOffice Writer business card
I need to speak with a live person on the phone to talk me through this. The templates under business card will not allow me to lay out my card. I downloaded a usable template from Apache and put it under the "Templates & Documents" tab.
Open Office 4.1.15 Windows 10 Home on PC
Re: OpenOffice Writer business card
This is a User support Forum, manned by Users in their own time. There is no telephone support.
I have suggested an alternative method of making your cards. Make a Table in Writer that matches your card stock cut or perforation lines. You can make the table borders invisible, although the may show onscreen as faint guide lines. Then open your draft card in another instance of Writer, Select All (Ctrl A,) Copy the selection (Ctrl C), use the Window menu in Writer to switch back to your table, then Paste (Ctrl V) into each cell of the table. All done in five minutes.
I have suggested an alternative method of making your cards. Make a Table in Writer that matches your card stock cut or perforation lines. You can make the table borders invisible, although the may show onscreen as faint guide lines. Then open your draft card in another instance of Writer, Select All (Ctrl A,) Copy the selection (Ctrl C), use the Window menu in Writer to switch back to your table, then Paste (Ctrl V) into each cell of the table. All done in five minutes.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: OpenOffice Writer business card
Way too complicated. Thanks. I don't understand why a downloaded template from OpenOffice cannot be used and synced.
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Re: OpenOffice Writer business card
Congratulations on reaching your eighth decade. Many of the regulars here are about the same age as you and I.
Correct. You cannot paste your document into your topic. I am wondering when you will read the link I gave you last month which explains how to attach your document to your topic. Then we can see how your cards are arranged on the page and help you with this project. If the template you choose was not created with File → New → Business Cards it will not have the Synchronize feature, but we can suggest alternatives.
You are more likely to get a solution if you attach a document of the business cards, and also attach the logo. Then explain how you want the logo and your other information positioned on a card. A business card is a Writer document, and pictures are added to it using Insert → Picture → From file. This topic provides an example of putting a logo on a label, so I'm pretty sure you can put one on a business card too.
[Solved] Prevent logo from printing on unused labels
It's not possible for us to help you with your template until you attach it so we can see how it is designed.
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AOO 4.1.7 Build 9800, MacOS 13.6.3, iMac Intel. The locale for any menus or Calc formulas in my posts is English (USA).
AOO 4.1.7 Build 9800, MacOS 13.6.3, iMac Intel. The locale for any menus or Calc formulas in my posts is English (USA).