Microsoft KB Archive/303957

= Cannot print a document from the &quot;Open&quot; dialog box =

Article ID: 303957

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q303957



SYMPTOMS
You select a file in the Open dialog box in Microsoft Word. You then right-click the file, and then click Print on the shortcut menu. When you do this, you receive one of the following error messages, depending on which version of Word you are running.

Microsoft Word 2002
The command you selected is not available from this shortcut menu.

Microsoft Office Word 2003
The command cannot be performed because a dialog box is open. Click OK, and then close open dialog boxes to continue.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:
 * In Word, open the document and then print it.
 * In Windows Explorer, select the document, right-click the file name, and then click Print on the shortcut menu.

Additional query words: prb right-click WD2002 WD2003

Keywords: kbtshoot kberrmsg kbprb KB303957

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