Cannot print a range of pages in a mail merged document.

[Alex Ackley]

(Word 2003, Xerox Phaser 4500 w/ envelope tray, Windows XP SP2)

I've a document created from a list in Excel via the Mail Merge wizard to
create a series of addressed envelopes.

If I attempt to print a range of them (i.e. pages 1 - 50) the job fails.
Well to be honest it doesn't fail, it just plain never prints...it appears to
spool to the printer and shows up in the printer properties but never makes
it to the printer.

If I print to the same printer, Current Page, Selection or Entire Document,
the printing proceeds just fine.

Is there a reason for this? Something I'm missing?

 

[Bob I]

Quick fix maybe, try turn of/uncheck "Background printing" in Tools,
Options, Print.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

In Word, each merged record (envelope) is separated by a section
break. To print selected merged records (envelopes), specify the
section numbers in the page range. For example, click to print
pages 1-50, click on File | Print | Pages: s1-s50 | OK.

 

[Bob I]

thanks g-n-o! That's one I didn't know!

In Word, each merged record (envelope) is separated by a section break.
To print selected merged records (envelopes), specify the section
numbers in the page range. For example, click to print pages 1-50,
click on File | Print | Pages: s1-s50 | OK.

 

[Alex Ackley]

Much thanks. This did the trick.

Very strange, especially as I couldn't find any documenation on it.