This can happen if the incorrect or faulty printer driver is installed. MS
Office applications do not use the standard Windows Print dialog and often
exhibit different behaviour when there are printer driver related issues.
I suggest removing the printer and possibly cleaning up the print system on
the computer (see
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm).
Then visit the printer manufacturer's web site to get the driver
specifically for the installed operating system (e.g. Windows 2000 or
Windows XP). Follow the printer manufacturers instructions for installing
the printer - this is particularly important for USB connected printers.
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Bruce Sanderson MVP
It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
"bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>A friend of mine has a problem with printing. I have not seen the problem
> myself, it has only been described to me over the telephone.
>
> He says he can print from Outlook, Internet Explorer etc but not from
> Word!!! It sounds very odd to me and I don't know what to suggest. The
> only
> thing I did suggest (and that didn't work) was to make sure the correct
> printer was selected when printing.
>
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks
>
>