Whether the printer is turned on or not should have no effect on Word's
performance. The important factor is that the driver for the printer be
installed on your local machine.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Greg Haynes" wrote in message
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does word attemt to connect to your default printer? (im asuming thats
whats
causing the problem)

is there a way to keep word from doing this?