WD: Can't Cancel Options Dialog of Cannot Find Data Source Error

 Last reviewed: February 18, 1998
Article ID: Q177618
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you open a mail merge main document whose underlying data source is missing, you receive the following error: 

   <Document name> is a mail merge main document. Word cannot find it's
   data source, <Data source document name>.
On the error message dialog box there is a Find Data Source button and an Options button.

When you click the Options button there is no Cancel button on the Options dialog box to allow you to return to the prior dialog box if you decide to choose the Find Data Source button instead.

WORKAROUND

To return to the previous dialog box and display the choices of Find Data Source or Options, press ESC on your keyboard.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: OFF98
Keywords : kbmerge word8 word97 macword98
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: February 18, 1998
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