Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 61565
mail merge inserts blank pages
Last modified: 2006-02-24 11:15:35 UTC
I created a base template document of one page (no page break), and used mail merge to create one document with +- 57 pages. After saving the resulting document, I had a 2*57-1 pages: between every merged page a blank one was inserted.
hi: Please have a look.
Did you define any page styles?
No *blush*. I'm rather new to OO. I've yet to learn that... I had a MS Word Xp document (didn't use styles or whatever it may be called there as well), and copied & pasted it into a new ODT document, then adapted it a little. The document contains a jpeg picture (sent to background, and the text is showing on top of it), which almost completely covers the entire A4 page (leaving only 0.5 cm on all sides).
Please provide a sample to evaluate. Thanks.
Done. The attachment gives a minimum example: a list of two rows of data, a one page template without page/section breaks (I searched for them, since this is the most likely cause, but could not find any).
Created attachment 34347 [details] Example of issue, with all the input and output files
I confirm this issue in 2.0.1 at least in XP. I'm not a beginer and I understand (partialy) that this could be thinked as a feature of Mail Merge because you may need to generate blank pages if you are going to print one page docment on a duplex printer BUT this is not the rule. For example I use it to prin to my AutoFax and I don't want an additional blank page for all my pages.
This could be a duplicate of or related with #58919 Did I mention that this is not problem of page style. In order to reploduce create a one page document, put a field in it from a database and mail merge it and choose edit the generated document. If you have 7 records you'll get 2*7-1=13 pages but you'll see in editor only 7 and in page preview all 13.
This problems had beed resolved in 2.0.2 RC3 but there is no hint for the user. The option is inserted in the Print Options. The settings is saved per document so the use have to go to 1. File -> Print -> Option -> Uncheck "Print automatically inserted blank pages" for current document OR 2. Tools -> Options -> Writer -> Print -> Uncheck "Print automatically inserted blank pages" for current document for the new created documents. I think the solution was implemented but it will generate a LOT of support problems because the "Mail Merge Wizard" does not include this options even if this an specific option related to merging. I would keep it a an interface BUG :) and implement a shorcut to Print -> Options and/or a explanatory text on one of the wizard page. The explanatory text must be present on Step #6 or BEFORE. The buton to open the Print -> Options or directly the checkbox must be present in (Step #8 under select printer.). The people must know about this feature before the last step because they may forget to return to the wizard if they click edit in Step #6.
This issue is double to 58919 and can be closed *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 58919 ***
HI->ntersol: You last comment is important and will be copied to 58919. Thanks.