Microsoft KB Archive/177618

= WD98: Can't Cancel Options Dialog Box of "Cannot Find Data Source" Error =

Article ID: 177618

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q177618





SYMPTOMS
When you open a mail merge main document whose underlying data source is missing, the following error message appears:

 is a mail merge main document. Word cannot find its data source, .

On the error message dialog box, there are a Find Data Source button and an Options button.

When you click the Options button, there is no Cancel button on the Options dialog box to allow you to return to the prior dialog box if you decide to choose the Find Data Source button instead.



WORKAROUND
To return to the previous dialog box and display the choices of Find Data Source or Options, press ESC on your keyboard.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OFF98

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbmerge KB177618

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