Out of curiosity, I try to figure out how the label wizard produces linked frames. I can easily create a first frame with mail merge fields. But how do I add the linked frames that appear in dialog menu:Edit>Links... ?
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And what is that other type of link for when I choose "previous link" and/or "next link" on the options tab of a frame? This adds a connection line between two frames but I can not see what that connection is about and there seems to be no documentation on this strange feature.
[Solved] How to create label frames manually
[Solved] How to create label frames manually
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Re: How to create label frames manually
Just a guess: might it be that it uses the "print multiple pages on one sheet" mechanism from the OpenOffice Print dialogs?
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Re: How to create label frames manually
That type of link can be used to insert text that may overfill a frame. If a frame is linked to a second frame, AutoSize is disabled for the first frame. Text typed or pasted in the first frame will be inserted in the first frame until it is filled, then the text will be inserted in the second frame.Villeroy wrote:And what is that other type of link for when I choose "previous link" and/or "next link" on the options tab of a frame? This adds a connection line between two frames but I can not see what that connection is about and there seems to be no documentation on this strange feature.
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Re: How to create label frames manually
The File → New → Labels wizard uses linked sections inside frames wich use frame style Labels with the AutoUpdate property so a change to Format → Frame → Type → Width/Height changes all the frames. Here is a post about using linked sections in a table, which is easier to create with the user interface than a set of precisely positioned frames.Villeroy wrote:But how do I add the linked frames that appear in dialog menu:Edit>Links... ?
Bug in custom labels section
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Re: How to create label frames manually
That's a nifty feature. Of course, I know these "running boxes" in printed text. I did not expect anything like that in Writer.Bill wrote:That type of link can be used to insert text that may overfill a frame. If a frame is linked to a second frame, AutoSize is disabled for the first frame. Text typed or pasted in the first frame will be inserted in the first frame until it is filled, then the text will be inserted in the second frame.Villeroy wrote:And what is that other type of link for when I choose "previous link" and/or "next link" on the options tab of a frame? This adds a connection line between two frames but I can not see what that connection is about and there seems to be no documentation on this strange feature.
How could I miss the sections in the navigator? I was too focussed on the visible frames.MrProgrammer wrote:The File → New → Labels wizard uses linked sections inside frames wich use frame style Labels with the AutoUpdate property so a change to Format → Frame → Type → Width/Height changes all the frames. Here is a post about using linked sections in a table, which is easier to create with the user interface than a set of precisely positioned frames.Villeroy wrote:But how do I add the linked frames that appear in dialog menu:Edit>Links... ?
Bug in custom labels section
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