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Printing problem.

  • 20-10-2014 9:47am
    #1
    icarus86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭


    Hi, basically my problem is when I go to print documents from Microsoft word, they come out blank. Powerpoint, and other websites and stuff print fine. Im wondering is this a common problem? Word used to print fine but not any more. Perhaps this is in the wrong place, if so i am sorry!

    Any solutions will be greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    Dan_Solo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭✭Dan_Solo


    icarus86 wrote: »
    Hi, basically my problem is when I go to print documents from Microsoft word, they come out blank. Powerpoint, and other websites and stuff print fine. Im wondering is this a common problem? Word used to print fine but not any more. Perhaps this is in the wrong place, if so i am sorry!

    Any solutions will be greatly appreciated.
    A quick workaround might be to print/save to PDF and then print from Adobe? It should look identical to the Word document.


  • #3
    icarus86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭icarus86


    Dan_Solo wrote: »
    A quick workaround might be to print/save to PDF and then print from Adobe? It should look identical to the Word document.

    Thanks for the reply. Yeah that's an option all right, still can't explain why word suddenly decides it hates me when I have assignments that need printing :confused:


  • #4
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    What printer are you using and which font?


  • #5
    icarus86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭icarus86


    FSL wrote: »
    What printer are you using and which font?

    Hi there, its a HP photosmart c4180. Font, as in used when writing my assignment? I was using times new roman, just tried Gill Sans mt as well and still no luck. Would stuff like font make a difference?


  • #6
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    It was just a long shot. If you had been using an obscure or custom font that the printer didn't support and so just printed blank


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  • #7
    65535
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭65535


    I presume a 'print test page' from the printer properties does print correctly ?


  • #8
    icarus86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭icarus86


    65535 wrote: »
    I presume a 'print test page' from the printer properties does print correctly ?

    Yeah, as I said I can print pretty much everything I want, except when using Microsoft word.


  • #9
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,106 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Just a thought - have you tried starting Word in safe mode and testing printing from there? More info.

    If that doesn't work, I'd maybe try creating a new user account on the same machine and checking if that account has the same issue - it could be down to corrupt AppData info, and if so the new account should be fine. If the new account also has the problem it's either a change in Word or your print driver that's causing it.


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