DOCUMENT:Q188705  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Catalog Merge To Printer Results in Error Message
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta kbmerge

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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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

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Keywords          : kbdta kbmerge 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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