WD97: Recorded Macro to Mail Merge to Printer Requires SendKeys (74913)

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Sub MergeAndPrint()
   Dim MyMerge As MailMerge
   Set myMerge = ActiveDocument.MailMerge
   If myMerge.State = wdMainAndDataSource Then
      SendKeys "{enter}"
      With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
         .Destination = wdSendToPrinter
         .Execute
      End With
   End If
End Sub
				

If you don't need to send the document directly to the printer, you can merge it to a new document and then print it. The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro merges to a new document and prints the document:

Sub MergeToDocAndPrint()
   Dim MyMerge As MailMerge
   Set myMerge = ActiveDocument.MailMerge
   If myMerge.State = wdMainAndDataSource Then
      ' Merge to document.
      With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
         .Destination = wdSendToNewDocument
         .Execute
      End With
      ' Print the merged document.
      ActiveDocument.PrintOut
   End If
End Sub
				

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