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Q196437: WD97: Cannot Cancel Find Record Search

Article: Q196437
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta winword word97 kbmerge
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click the Find Record button to search for a particular record in a
mail merge document, pressing ESC to end the search may have no effect.

NOTE: The status bar shows the message "Press ESC to cancel". However, pressing
ESC may not cancel the search.

WORKAROUND
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There is no workaround for this problem. You must wait until Word is finished
searching the data records.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdta winword word97 kbmerge 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug

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