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<body><span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:gtimur@gmail.com" title="Timur <gtimur@gmail.com>"> <span class="fn">Timur</span></a>
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title="NEW - Easier use of CSV in Wizards->Address Data Source"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113753">bug 113753</a>
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<td>UNCONFIRMED
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<td style="text-align:right;">Summary</td>
<td>MailMerge should support reading data from CSV, and it should be easily discoverable how to do it
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<td>Easier use of CSV in Wizards->Address Data Source
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<td style="text-align:right;">Ever confirmed</td>
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<td>1
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<td style="text-align:right;">Severity</td>
<td>normal
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<td>enhancement
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<b><a class="bz_bug_link
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title="NEW - Easier use of CSV in Wizards->Address Data Source"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113753#c4">Comment # 4</a>
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title="NEW - Easier use of CSV in Wizards->Address Data Source"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113753">bug 113753</a>
from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:gtimur@gmail.com" title="Timur <gtimur@gmail.com>"> <span class="fn">Timur</span></a>
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<pre>This is an interesting bug. On one side, it could be NotABug because it works.
On the other side, something is not obvious and needs to be changed. So let's
see those issues.
I can't say what comes first: obvious use for all functions or proper
documentation.
1. There's always issue of documentation. Help on MailMerge doesn't seem
sufficient enough to give details on CSV or even best practices. Can be another
bug. But important to know that MailMerge Wizard is reduced from 8 to 5 steps
and better from LO 5.2, that MailMerge toolbar is better from LO 5.3 (Bug
98793) and even more useful from LO 6.0 (<a class="bz_bug_link
bz_status_VERIFIED bz_closed"
title="VERIFIED FIXED - Add View-Data Sources on/off text button and Tools-Address Book Source.. button to Mailmerge toolbar"
href="show_bug.cgi?id=109118">Bug 109118</a>).
2. There are differences between File->Wizards->Address Data Source and
Tools->Mail Merge Wizard and that's not the same. Moreover we have also Tools->
Address Book Source. Not an answer but there's <a class="bz_bug_link
bz_status_NEW "
title="NEW - Change fields in Address Data/Book Source to be the same as in Mail Merge Wizard"
href="show_bug.cgi?id=109124">Bug 109124</a> to discuss that.
As for Wizard and CSV:
3. File->Wizards->Address Data Source has Other external data source. I don't
see why that 2nd step with Settings is necessary. Can be another bug or can be
discussed here.
4. Database types has "Text" which is not clear enough, it should be "Text
(TXT, CSV or custom)". And this bug can be about this.
5. Database types - Spreadsheet with Browse... opens normal "Open" dialog,
while Text opens small "Select Path" dialog. Again, I guess it's because
there's another Additional Settings dialog. But, this procedure looks more
complicated that adding of CSV address list in MailMerge Wizard. Can be this
one or another bug.
So, this bug is about 4. renaming "Text" in Address Data Source Wizard to (my
proposal) "Text (TXT, CSV or custom)".
Comments on 3. and 5. are welcome.</pre>
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