Microsoft KB Archive/188705

= WD97: Merge to Printer Results in Error Message =

Article ID: 188705

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188705





SYMPTOMS
In a mail merge, if you use a catalog main document, when you click Merge To Printer on the Mail Merge toolbar, the following error message may appear:

You cannot send a catalog created by merging documents directly to mail, fax, or a printer.



CAUSE
The error message occurs because you must merge a catalog to a new document before you can print it or send it in e-mail.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the Catalog main document.
 * 2) On the Mail Merge toolbar, click Merge To New Document.
 * 3) In the new catalog document, click Print on the File menu.

Additional query words: catalogue

Keywords: kbmerge kbprb KB188705

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