when i go to print, the paper is blank

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word 2007 is the only program that i am having an issue with printing. i go
to print but it just spits out paper
 
Yes I can see the text. I can print from notepad as well or email it and open
it up on a earlier version of word and print it just fine. Just wont print
with word 2007
 
It's possible your printer is blending colors in order to print black. If
your color cartridge is out of ink, or heads needs cleaning, then that may
account for the blank pages.

Try the following:
- Create a new document
- Type some text
- Change the font color to Black. (Do not use the Automatic font color since
it's the one that may use a blend)

To make sure you are using black:
- From Font Color on the Home tab, click More Colors, click Custom, then
set Red, Green, Blue to 0. Or on the Standard Colors tab, click the big
black hexagon in the lower right corner.

- Print the document

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
I tried printing it solely in black and that did not work either. I don't
know if it's because I am running on Windows Vista or what. But like I said,
I can print it in Notebook and on an earlier version of word. Any other
suggestions?
 
Have you checked for updated printer drivers?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
 
Yes printer driver was updated. is there something that maybe i am missing
with word? is there a patch or something that maybe i have not downloaded to
have it work with vista or something? just doesnt make much sense to me

JoAnn Paules said:
Have you checked for updated printer drivers?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



JJM said:
I tried printing it solely in black and that did not work either. I don't
know if it's because I am running on Windows Vista or what. But like I
said,
I can print it in Notebook and on an earlier version of word. Any other
suggestions?
 
How to troubleshoot print failures in Word 2007 and Word 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826845/en-us

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/


JJM said:
Yes printer driver was updated. is there something that maybe i am missing
with word? is there a patch or something that maybe i have not downloaded to
have it work with vista or something? just doesnt make much sense to me

JoAnn Paules said:
Have you checked for updated printer drivers?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



JJM said:
I tried printing it solely in black and that did not work either. I don't
know if it's because I am running on Windows Vista or what. But like I
said,
I can print it in Notebook and on an earlier version of word. Any other
suggestions?

:

It's possible your printer is blending colors in order to print black. If
your color cartridge is out of ink, or heads needs cleaning, then that
may
account for the blank pages.

Try the following:
- Create a new document
- Type some text
- Change the font color to Black. (Do not use the Automatic font color
since
it's the one that may use a blend)

To make sure you are using black:
- From Font Color on the Home tab, click More Colors, click Custom,
then
set Red, Green, Blue to 0. Or on the Standard Colors tab, click the big
black hexagon in the lower right corner.

- Print the document

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

Yes I can see the text. I can print from notepad as well or email it
and
open
it up on a earlier version of word and print it just fine. Just wont
print
with word 2007

:

If you Print Preview the document, then can you see the text?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


in message
word 2007 is the only program that i am having an issue with
printing.
i
go
to print but it just spits out paper
 
Welcome to the club - I can not get a document to show in print preview, nor
to print. I can print other documents without problem. How to troubleshoot
print failures in Word 2007 and Word 2003 does not offer any help as if makes
references to tabs not available such as developer. Interesting I can not
convert the saved file to PDF, it also generates a blank page.

Mary Sauer said:
How to troubleshoot print failures in Word 2007 and Word 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826845/en-us

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

JJM said:
Yes printer driver was updated. is there something that maybe i am missing
with word? is there a patch or something that maybe i have not downloaded to
have it work with vista or something? just doesnt make much sense to me

JoAnn Paules said:
Have you checked for updated printer drivers?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I tried printing it solely in black and that did not work either. I don't
know if it's because I am running on Windows Vista or what. But like I
said,
I can print it in Notebook and on an earlier version of word. Any other
suggestions?

:

It's possible your printer is blending colors in order to print black. If
your color cartridge is out of ink, or heads needs cleaning, then that
may
account for the blank pages.

Try the following:
- Create a new document
- Type some text
- Change the font color to Black. (Do not use the Automatic font color
since
it's the one that may use a blend)

To make sure you are using black:
- From Font Color on the Home tab, click More Colors, click Custom,
then
set Red, Green, Blue to 0. Or on the Standard Colors tab, click the big
black hexagon in the lower right corner.

- Print the document

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

Yes I can see the text. I can print from notepad as well or email it
and
open
it up on a earlier version of word and print it just fine. Just wont
print
with word 2007

:

If you Print Preview the document, then can you see the text?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


in message
word 2007 is the only program that i am having an issue with
printing.
i
go
to print but it just spits out paper
 
Select the document and on the Home tab, click the dialog box launcher in
the Font group and make sure "Hidden" isn't selected.

Also, the Developer tab is not shown by default. To display it, click the
Office Button, click Word Options, and in the Popular options select "Show
Developer tab in the Ribbon". (But I don't see a reference to it in the
cited article???)

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
I was not using hidden fronts, but the solution I found was to select all,
then click on normal style which fixed the failure to print the 3 page
document. Then I went back and made the style changes I needed. Of course
us old folks remember Word Perfect showing all formating unlike MS refusal to
show anythink but PP.
 

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