Microsoft KB Archive/106130

= WD: Options That Are Unavailable in Print Preview =

Article ID: 106130

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q106130



SUMMARY
Although you can edit your document in print preview, it is an "exclusive" mode, so you are unable to perform any action that switches focus out of print preview.

For example, you cannot click New on the File menu while in print preview. You must click Close on the File menu before clicking New.



MORE INFORMATION
The following options are unavailable (dimmed) in print preview:   Menu      Commands unavailable --  File      New Open Find File (Word 6.x)            Templates (Word 6.x, 7.x)             MRU list (Most recently used file list)

Edit     Object

Insert   Database (Word 6.x, 7.x)

Tools    Mail Merge

Table    (Show) Gridlines

Window   Everything In addition, if you click Envelopes And Labels on the Tools menu, the New Document button is unavailable on the Labels tab.

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Keywords: kbinfo kbui KB106130

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