How to Convert a LibreOffice Spreadsheet Into a Database for Mail Merge Documents

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Open LibreOffice Calc.. Label your column headers.. Fill columns with the data to be merged.

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1

Open LibreOffice Calc.

Step 1

Open LibreOffice Calc.

2

Label your column headers.

Step 2

Label your column headers.

3

Fill columns with the data to be merged.

Step 3

Fill columns with the data to be merged.

4

Save the file as in the ODF file format.

Step 4

Save the file as in the ODF file format.

5

Open Libre Writer.

Step 5

Open Libre Writer.

6

Open the Address Data Source Wizard.

Step 6

Open the Address Data Source Wizard.

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Select "Other external data source" and click Next.

Step 7

Select "Other external data source" and click Next.

8

Click the Settings button.

Step 8

Click the Settings button.

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Select "Spreadsheet" and click Next.

Step 9

Select "Spreadsheet" and click Next.

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Select the spreadsheet you created and click Next.

Step 10

Select the spreadsheet you created and click Next.

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Click the Finish button.

Step 11

Click the Finish button.

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Click Next to continue.

Step 12

Click Next to continue.

13

Name the database file (.ODB).

Step 13

Name the database file (.ODB).

14

Click Finish.

Step 14

Click Finish.

15

Open a new document in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 15

Open a new document in LibreOffice Writer.

16

Open the Data Sources panel.

Step 16

Open the Data Sources panel.

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Format the document as you'd like it to appear.

Step 17

Format the document as you'd like it to appear.

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Drag the data column headers to their corresponding locations.

Step 18

Drag the data column headers to their corresponding locations.

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Save your document.

Step 19

Save your document.

20

Print your document.

Step 20

Print your document.

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