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You can cancel a merge to disconnect a mail merge publication from its data source (data source: A file that contains information that can be merged into a publication. For example, a list of names and addresses, or paths to pictures you want to use in a mail or catalog merge. You must connect to a data source to perform a merge.).

1. On the Tools menu, point to Mailings and Catalogs, and then click Cancel Merge.
2. When asked if you want to cancel the merge, click Yes.

The publication is disconnected from its data source.

 Notes 

• If you cancel a mail merge (mail merge: The process of combining information from a data source with a publication to print a batch of individually customized publications.), fields other than Address Fields, Greeting Lines, and Address Blocks are converted to regular text.
• If you cancel a catalog merge (catalog merge: The process of combining information from a data source with a template to create pages that display multiple records per page. You can add the merged pages to an existing publication or create a new publication. ), the catalog merge area (catalog merge area: The area in a catalog merge template into which merge fields are inserted. When a merge is completed, data from a data source populates each field, and the catalog merge area will repeat and display multiple records on each page.) is deleted.