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diff --git a/help/C/contacts-libreoffice.page b/help/C/contacts-libreoffice.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e0cd31fab5 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/contacts-libreoffice.page @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" + type="topic" id="contacts-libreoffice"> + + <info> + <desc>Using data from Evolution address books in LibreOffice documents.</desc> + + <link type="guide" xref="index#data-migration-and-sync"/> + + <revision pkgversion="3.1.5" version="0.1" date="2011-09-03" status="draft"/> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Andre Klapper</name> + <email>ak-47@gmx.net</email> + </credit> + <license> + <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> + </license> + + </info> + + <title>Contacts in LibreOffice</title> + +<p>You can use your Evolution address books in LibreOffice as a data source. The following steps refer to LibreOffice version 3.3.3.</p> + +<steps> +<item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Exchange Database...</gui></guiseq> in the menu bar. This will bring up the <gui>Exchange databases</gui> dialog box.</p></item> +<item><p>In the right pane under <gui>Available Databases</gui>, <gui>EvolutionLocal</gui> is available as a source. Click on the small triangle to get the list of your Evolution address books.</p></item> +<item><p>Choose an addressbook and click <gui style="button">Define</gui>.</p></item> +<item><p>In case it is not listed already, click <gui style="button">Browse...</gui>. A file chooser dialog opens.</p></item> +<item><p>As Evolution stores its data in a hidden directory, press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>L</key></keyseq> to get the location bar displayed.</p></item> +<item><p>Go to <code>/home/username/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/addressbook.db</code> and click <gui style="button">Open</gui>.</p></item> +</steps> + +<p>This makes the Evolution address book the default data source for LibreOffice. You can now select a field to insert into an LibreOffice document via <guiseq><gui>Insert</gui><gui>Fields</gui><gui>Other</gui></guiseq>.</p> + +</page> |