[glabels/glabels-3_0] [doc] Notes about creating CSV from kaddressbook and Thunderbird
- From: Mario Blättermann <mariobl src gnome org>
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- Subject: [glabels/glabels-3_0] [doc] Notes about creating CSV from kaddressbook and Thunderbird
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:28:42 +0000 (UTC)
commit 3039907e5b8e100d28d98a044442ec4a5b823e89
Author: Mario Blättermann <mario blaettermann gmail com>
Date: Wed Apr 17 13:28:24 2013 +0200
[doc] Notes about creating CSV from kaddressbook and Thunderbird
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could be created using any text editor or could be created by
another program or script. A common way of creating CSV files is
to export them from a spreadsheet program.</p>
+
+ <note style="advanced">
+ <p>
+ To export a CSV file from <app>kaddressbook</app>, first select the
+ contacts you wish to export. Click on the first contact, then press and
+ hold <key>Ctrl</key> and click on the other desired contacts to select them.
+ Then choose <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>Export</gui>
+ <gui>Export CSV File</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+
+ <p>
+ In the <gui>Select Contacts</gui>
+ window, enable the button <gui>Selected contacts</gui> (which should be
+ enabled by default anyway). Then click on <gui>OK</gui>.
+ In the <gui>Save As</gui> dialog, choose the desired folder and a name
+ for the file and click on <gui>Save</gui>.
+ </p>
+ </note>
+
+ <note style="advanced">
+ <p>
+ To export a CSV file from <app>Thunderbird</app>, click on the
+ <gui>Address Book</gui> toolbar button or choose <guiseq><gui>Tools
+ </gui><gui>Address Book</gui></guiseq> from the menu.
+ Then select the contacts you wish to export. Click on the first contact,
+ then press and hold <key>Ctrl</key> and click on the other desired contacts
+ to select them. Then choose <guiseq><gui>Tools</gui><gui>Export</gui>
+ </guiseq>.</p>
+
+ <p>
+ In the file chooser window, choose the desired folder and a name
+ for the file and change the value of the drop-down button in the
+ right bottom corner to <gui>Comma Separated</gui>. Finally, click on
+ <gui>Save</gui>.
+ </p>
+ </note>
<p>A label must then be configured to "point at" this data file.
To configure the merge properties of a document, choose
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