Word 2007 printing problem

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I have a REALLY simple document that I have been using for a long time. Once
a year I have to change the year that the document references. Other than
that there are no changes I open the file and print a copy whenever I have to
send out information.

The file does automatically change the date at the top but I never save it
when I close.

About 20% of the time when I open the file in Word 2007 and press print, the
document reformats itself so that EVERY letter prints right on top of the
others in the line. While this makes for a highly secure document it is not
useful. I close the file, double click to open it and it is fine.

Any thoughts? Is there a known problem I am hitting?

Peter Richardson
 
Sounds as though the document may be corrupting?

Next time you open it, perform an Open and Repair
Use the Office button to open it - single click and then click the down
arrow next to the Open button to select Open and Repair.

I've seen that happen also when the text is using Arial and the Arial font
is corrupted. In which case you may need to reload the font from your
printer drivers.

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Microsoft MVP
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I have a REALLY simple document that I have been using for a long time.
Once
a year I have to change the year that the document references. Other than
that there are no changes I open the file and print a copy whenever I have
to
send out information.

The file does automatically change the date at the top but I never save it
when I close.

About 20% of the time when I open the file in Word 2007 and press print, the
document reformats itself so that EVERY letter prints right on top of the
others in the line. While this makes for a highly secure document it is not
useful. I close the file, double click to open it and it is fine.

Any thoughts? Is there a known problem I am hitting?

Peter Richardson
 
The odd thing is that I close the file (no save) immediately double click it
open again and it prints fine. Same computer, same printer.
 
Have you tried the Open and Repair? Is it still a 2003 document? Did you try
to Convert it up to 2007 (*.docx) file format?

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Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
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The odd thing is that I close the file (no save) immediately double click it
open again and it prints fine. Same computer, same printer.
 
The original was word 2K, text is times new roman.

When I tried to save it as a docx file I got a message that said "This
action will allow you to use all the new features in Word 2007, but may cause
changes in the layout of the document"

This is EXACTLY what I am trying to avoid. As far as I know I don't need
any new Word features. I rarely use aything that wasn't in Word 5.0
 
This is a not uncommon problem. The cause is unknown but seems to have to do
with temporary files. The most definitive solution has been given by Office
MVP Bob Buckland. It is frequently quoted and has been widely reproduced.
One of the places where it is cited is
http://help.lockergnome.com/office/text-pushed-column-Times-Roman-Font-ftopict694555.html

If you search Google Groups for "squished text Word," you'll find many other
discussions on the same topic.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I'm surprised "squashed" didn't get some hits, too. <g> The difficulty of
finding solutions is exacerbated by the variety of terms used by users to
describe the problem.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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