Microsoft KB Archive/188701

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WD98: Merge to Printer Results in Error Message

Article ID: 188701

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188701

SYMPTOMS

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

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 KB188701

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