WD: Options That Are Unavailable in Print Preview (106130)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95
Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	8/16/2005
Keywords:	kbinfo kbui KB106130