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Error message: Cannot send catalog merge document directly to mail, fax, or printer

Symptoms

When you attempt to merge a catalog mail merge main document to a printer, to electronic mail, or to electronic fax in Microsoft Word, the following error message appears:

You cannot send a catalog created by merging documents directly to mail, fax, or a printer.

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Cause

The error message occurs because you must merge a catalog to a new document before you can print it or send it in e-mail.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

  1. Open the catalog main document.
  2. On the Mail Merge toolbar, click Merge to new document.
After the merge has completed to a new document, you can send the merged document to a printer, electronic mail, or electronic fax.

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Keywords: kbmerge, kbprb, kb, kbarchive

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Article Info
Article ID : 211763
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 1/23/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 255