How did you create the fields that the users type into? Did you use
Form Fields located on the Forms toolbar, or did you create the fields
using the ActiveX controls located on the Control Toolbox toolbar? If
the latter, then that is most likely your problem. They are very
"heavy" in your form almost as though you have quite a few big
graphics all over your form.

Please let us know how you created the form so we can advise regarding
the best solution.

--
Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
"Education Lasts a Lifetime"

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"Tracy" wrote in message
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I created a 28-page online form using Word. When the user enters data
in the
form, it can become as large as a 2 meg file. When the user wants to
print
it, it freezes with a message in the status bar at the bottom that
says 'Word
is printing background'. I've gone into Tools, Options, Print and
deselected
the print background option, but it still happens. The form was
created in
Word 2003, but some users may be entering data in the form using
Word 2K.