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Creating forms in Design View

This method requires using the

Form Controls

and

Form Design

toolbars extensively. These techniques are beyond the scope of this

document. Instructions for creating forms using Design view will be

described in the

Database Guide

Creating subforms in Design View

Again, this is beyond the scope of this document. Creation of subforms

in Design View will be described in the

Database Guide

Accessing other data sources

OpenOffice.org allows data sources to be accessed and then linked into

OOo documents. For example, a mail merge links an external document

containing a list of names and addresses into a letter, with one copy of

the letter being generated for each entry.

To register a data source, choose File > New > Database to open the

Database Wizard

. Select Connect to an existing database. This

allows access to the list of data sources that can be registered with

OOo. These data sources can be accessed similarly to a dBase database

as explained in the next section.

Once a data source has been registered, it can be used in any other

OOo component (for example Writer or Calc) by selecting View > Data

Sources or pressing the

key.

Tip

Mozilla Address Books and dBase databases (among others) can

be accessed, and entries can be added or changed.

Caution

Spreadsheets can be accessed, but no changes can be made in

the spreadsheet entries. All changes in a spreadsheet sheet

must be made in the spreadsheet itself. Update the database

and save it. Afterwards you see in your database the changes

you made and saved in the spreadsheet. If you create and save

an additional sheet in your spreadsheet, the database will have

a new table the next time you access it.

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