Category Archives: Office Software
Advanced Database – Assign/attach a macro to a control
Another way to directly run a macro is to create a button in the form. In the main Base window, right click the form and click Edit to open it in design view. Select the ‘Push button’ icon from the … Take lesson
Advanced Database – Assign/attach a macro to a command button
Open the form and select Tools->Customize Select the ‘Standard’ Toolbar from the drop-down list. Click Add Command. At the bottom of the Category section, select LibreOffice Macros. Navigate to the ‘Newrecord’ macro we created. Click Add. Notice that there is … Take lesson
Advanced Database – Create a simple macro
First, make sure that macro recording is enabled. Open a Libreoffice Base database file. From the main window taskbar select Tools->Options then select LibreOffice->Advanced. Check the optional feature: Enable macro recording. Please note that macro recording is limited in LibreOffice … Take lesson
Advanced Database – Import from existing database into a database.
Open two separate database files. To import data, you can simply drag and drop between the windows. For example, to copy the Names table from the lower database in the example shown, left click and hold on ‘Names’ in the … Take lesson
Advanced Database – Link external data to a database: existing database
To link data from a different database source, open a new LibreOffice Base file. In step 1 of the wizard, choose ‘Connect to an existing database’ and select the format of the database e.g. Microsoft Access 2007. Click Next and … Take lesson
Advanced Database – Link external data to a database: text
For this tutorial, we are going to create a text file in LibreOffice Writer. Open LibreOffice Writer. Enter the text shown. The first line designates field names, separated by commas. Each new line represents a new record with fields in … Take lesson
Advanced Database – Link external data to a database: spreadsheet
For this tutorial, first we are going to create a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet. Open a new Calc file. In sheet 1, enter the data shown to the left. Then right click on the tab for the sheet and select ‘Rename … Take lesson
Understanding Databases – Force page breaks for groups in a report
Select the Surname group section on the left hand side (in blue) In the properties section on the right hand side, where it says ‘Force New Page’ select ‘Before Section’. This will insert a page break before each new section. … Take lesson
Advanced Databases – Sort, group records in a report by field(s)
To change the sorting and grouping in a report, click the sorting and grouping icon. In the window that pops up, you can select the grouped fields and change their properties. You can choose to sort ascending or descending, as … Take lesson