Merge & collate multipage doc

[Tricky Carmel]

In Publisher 2002 I can't merge a multipage doc to
collated/stapled output. Print merge seems to treat all
resulting docs as one continuous doc. We just wanted to
merge our staff newsletter to save the time of labelling
each copy individually - how hard can it be? (Guess it's
just too tricky for poor old Pub 2002.) Can anyone advise
if this is the case - otherwise, how to fix it?? Much
obliged - TC

 

[Ed Bennett]

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In Publisher 2002 I can't merge a multipage doc to
collated/stapled output. Print merge seems to treat all
resulting docs as one continuous doc. We just wanted to
merge our staff newsletter to save the time of labelling
each copy individually - how hard can it be? (Guess it's
just too tricky for poor old Pub 2002.)

Most versions of Publisher I've come across print merges in batches of 10
records.

There is a way you can set the number of records per batch using the
Registry (fix courtesy of KATMA)

Attached is a registry file which sets the batch size for Publisher 2002 to
1, so each record will have its own print job, which should allow the
stapler to staple correctly.

(The .reg file will work on Windows XP, but might not work on 98. If it
doesn't, use the instructions below)

Open registry using regedit.exe

Go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0 \Publisher\Printing

Create new "string value" called:
NumberOfRecordsPerBatch

Double click and set a value for your batch size (0, or 99999, in this
case).