WD97: Cannot Cancel Find Record Search (196437)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q196437

SYMPTOMS

When you click the Find Record button to search for a particular record in a mail merge document, pressing ESC to end the search may have no effect.

NOTE: The status bar shows the message "Press ESC to cancel". However, pressing ESC may not cancel the search.

WORKAROUND

There is no workaround for this problem. You must wait until Word is finished searching the data records.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbbug kbmerge KB196437