Microsoft KB Archive/116471

How to Print Merge with PackRat 5.0 and Word 2.0 PSS ID Number: Q116471 Article last modified on 06-27-1994

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This article describes how to perform a print merge from a PackRat version 5.0 database to Word 2.x for Windows.

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PackRat Integration Library (PIL)
You must have the PackRat Integration Library (PIL) installed to perform the print merge from PackRat to Word 2.x. The PIL contains a set of macros that, when installed, updates the Normal template by modifying Word’s menus as follows:

Menu Command Use —- ——- —

Insert PackRat Name Inserts a name from PackRat

Insert PackRat Text Inserts text from PackRat into the current document

Insert PackRat Merge Field Inserts a merge field from PackRat

File Fax Using PackRat After inserting PackRat name, sends fax from fax modem

File PackRat Print Merge Automatically starts a print merge from PackRat

Other choices allow you to save documents in PackRat and to locate these documents and reopen them in Word for Windows.

Polaris plans to update the PRMERGE macro in the PackRat 5.011 Patch Disk. For information on or availability of this patch disk, please contact Polaris by calling (619) 592-7400.

Performing the Print Merge
After the PIL is installed, you can perform the print merge using the following steps:


 * 1) Insert the desired PackRat merge fields.
 * 2) From the File menu in Word, choose PackRat Print Merge.
 * 3) Set up the criteria for the merge. If using all PackRat records, choose OK.
 * 4) In the dialog box listing your records, select the records you want to merge. Note: You can press SHIFT+click to choose noncontiguous records.

Word merges to a new document or directly to the printer.

The PackRat products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

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