PUB2002: "Publisher Cannot Merge with This Number of Pages" Error Message When You Print Publication That Contains Mail Merge Elements (322085)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to print a publication, you may receive the following error message:

Publisher cannot merge with this number of pages.

Some publications require a certain number of pages in order to merge information. For example, labels must have only one page, tent cards two, and greeting cards four. To merge information into this publication, you must delete pages.

This problem may occur if any of the following conditions are true:

You try to print a half-page postcard that contains mail merge elements.
You try to print a custom-sized multi-page publication that contains mail merge elements.
You try to print in duplex mode.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the predefined publication sizes that are available in Microsoft Publisher. To do this, follow these steps:

Start Microsoft Publisher.
On the File menu, click New.
In the New Publication pane, click the type of publication that you want.
Place all the text and image elements that you want printed on the publication.
Complete your mail merge, inserting the information into the publication.
On the File menu, click Print.
In the Print dialog box, click the printer.
Click OK to send your publication to the printer.

If this does not resolve duplex printing problems, separate your publication into multiple publications. Print the publications on each side of the paper manually.

REFERENCES

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322305 Frequently asked questions about mail merge in Publisher 2003 and in Publisher 2002