WD: Data Lost Using the Data Form Dialog Box (139940)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q139940 SYMPTOMS
Mail merge data is not retained in the Data Form dialog box. (To locate the
Data Form dialog box, on the Mail Merge Helper, click Edit under Data
Source, and then select your document.)
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you use the scroll bar to navigate through the
fields in the Data Form dialog box. This behavior does not occur when you
use the TAB key to navigate through the fields.
WORKAROUND
To preserve your data as you enter each record, use one of the following
methods.
Method 1
In the data form, use the TAB key to move from one field to the next. (Use
SHIFT+TAB to move to the previous field.)
Method 2
Click the View Source button in the Data Form dialog box to open
the data as a Word document. Enter the data, and then save and close the
document.
Method 3
Open the data source as a Word document.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/4/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbmerge KB139940 |
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