Class 10 IT Chapter - Digital Documentation Topic - Mail Merge Open Office Writer

 

What is Mail Merge feature in Open Office Writer?

Mail Merge is a super cool feature in a word processor (Open Office Writer, MS Word) which is used to merge names and addresses of the recipients with a common document. In mail merge two documents are used:

1) Main Document: This document contains the common contents like marriage card common for all recipients.

2) Data Source: This document contains the names and the addresses of the recipients to be merged with the main document like in spreadsheet.

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 Other Chapters of  IT (402) 

Part - A

Chapter 1 – Communication Skills

Chapter 2 –Self - Management Skills

Chapter 3– ICT Skills

Chapter 4 - Entrepreneurship

Chapter 5 –Green Skills

 

Part - B 

Chapter 1 – Digital Documentation
Chapter 2– Electronic Spreadsheet
Chapter 3 –  Database Management System
Chapter 4 –Web Application

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Write the steps using Mail Merge in open office writer.

In mail merge primarily two documents are used

1) Main Document

2) Data Source

These are the steps using mail merge:

1) Create a letter in open office writer which is a main document.

Main Document

2) Click ‘Tools’ tab, a drop-down menu opens up.

Mail Merge Wizard

3) Now select ‘Mail Merge Wizard’. A dialogue window appears which has 8 steps.

4) Choose ‘Use current document’ radio button, and press next button.

5) Choose document type letter or E-mail.

6) Click the check box ‘This document shall contain an address block’. Now click ‘Different address list’ button. Create a new address list, and click ‘Match fields’ button. After completing all processes press next button.

Address Block

7) Select salutation example Mr. or Mrs. For letter, and press next button.

8) Adjust the layout of address block in main document, and press next button.

9) Edit main document, and press next button.

10)We can also edit individual document, press ‘save starting document’ button.

 

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What is grouping? Write steps to group drawing objects.

Grouping is used to combine multiple objects into one object which is helpful to resize and move multiple objects in a document. These are the steps to use grouping object:

Grouping in Open Office

Grouping in Open Office
1) Draw two objects (for example: one circle and a rectangle)
2) Select first object and then press Ctrl+Shift and select second object with mouse.
3) Now right click mouse button and select group option

Note: For ungrouping select grouped object and click mouse right button and select Group>Ungroup option.