Article ID: 106130
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
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
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
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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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