How to Print Merge with PackRat 5.0 and Word 2.0
PSS ID Number: Q116471
Article last modified on 06-27-1994

2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c

WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
 - Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to perform a print merge from a PackRat version
5.0 database to Word 2.x for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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PackRat Integration Library (PIL)
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You must have the PackRat Integration Library (PIL) installed to perform
the print merge from PackRat to Word 2.x. The PIL contains a set of macros
that, when installed, updates the Normal template by modifying Word's menus
as follows:

   Menu             Command               Use
   ----             -------               ---

   Insert           PackRat Name          Inserts a name from PackRat

   Insert           PackRat Text          Inserts text from PackRat
                                          into the current document

   Insert           PackRat Merge Field   Inserts a merge field from
                                          PackRat

   File             Fax Using PackRat     After inserting PackRat name,
                                          sends fax from fax modem

   File             PackRat Print Merge   Automatically starts a print
                                          merge from PackRat

Other choices allow you to save documents in PackRat and to locate these
documents and reopen them in Word for Windows.

Polaris plans to update the PRMERGE macro in the PackRat 5.011 Patch Disk.
For information on or availability of this patch disk, please contact
Polaris by calling (619) 592-7400.

Performing the Print Merge
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After the PIL is installed, you can perform the print merge using the
following steps:

1. Insert the desired PackRat merge fields.

2. From the File menu in Word, choose PackRat Print Merge.

3. Set up the criteria for the merge. If using all PackRat records, choose
   OK.

4. In the dialog box listing your records, select the records you want to
   merge. Note: You can press SHIFT+click to choose noncontiguous records.

Word merges to a new document or directly to the printer.

The PackRat products included here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

Additional reference words: 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-cd 2.00b 2.00c pack rat
packrat print merge mail normal menu pil

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1994.
