WD: Mail Merge Main Document Restored to Normal Word Document (166742)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q166742 SYMPTOMS
When you open a mail merge main document, the file is no longer a mail
merge main document.
This problem occurs when the following are true:
- Your mail merge main document is attached to a Microsoft Access data
source.
-and-
- You save your mail merge main document in Rich Text Format (*.rtf).
NOTE: This problem occurs when you attach your data source by either DDE or
ODBC.
WORKAROUND
Reset your document as a mail merge main document by clicking Mail Merge on
the Tools Menu. Reset the type of document (Step #1 - Main Document) and
reattach your Microsoft Access data source (Step #2 - Data Source) to your
mail merge main document.
NOTE: You may want to save your mail merge main document in Word format to
prevent this problem from recurring.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbinterop kbmerge kbusage KB166742 |
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