File Send Command Unavailable Using Lotus Notes Mail

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

The Send and Add Routing Slip commands on the File menu in Word for Windows may be unavailable (dimmed) when you are using Lotus Notes 3.0 or 3.1 mail, even if Lotus Notes mail is working correctly and you chose to use Lotus Notes mail during Word Setup.

CAUSE

When Lotus Notes is running correctly, either or both of the following settings may be incorrect, which makes the Send and Add Routing Slip commands on the File menu unavailable in Word:

1. The Lotus Notes program directory is not part of the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

2. The MAPIVIM.DLL file is not located in your <WINDOWS>\SYSTEM subdirectory (where <WINDOWS> is your Windows program directory), and the following line is missing from the [Mail] section of your WIN.INI file:

         MAPIDLL=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MAPIVIM.DLL
   

WORKAROUND

1. Add the Lotus Notes program directory to the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example, if your Lotus Notes program directory is C:\NOTES, you might change the PATH statement to the following:

         PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\NOTES
   

2. Place the MAPIVIM.DLL file in your <WINDOWS>\SYSTEM subdirectory, and add the following line to the [Mail] section of your WIN.INI file:

         MAPIDLL=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MAPIVIM.DLL
   

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