Microsoft KB Archive/214176

= WD2000: Can't Cancel Options of "Cannot Find Data Source" Error Dialog Box =

Article ID: 214176

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214176





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, .

NOTE: In 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 click the Find Data Source button instead.



WORKAROUND
To return to the previous dialog box (the error message) and display the Find Data Source and Options buttons, do one of the following:
 * Press ESC.

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 * Click the Close button (the X in the upper-right corner of the dialog box).

Additional query words: print merge

Keywords: kbnofix kbmerge kbprb KB214176

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