Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Why is Word printing each character on top of the last one?
When I type a letter or other document (in Word only) then hit print... it
changes both on screen and on the printout to each character on top of the last one. So basically, down the left hand side of the page, is one black blob per line, where each letter has been printed on top of the last one! any ideas? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Why is Word printing each character on top of the last one?
Haven't seen that exact issue, but it sounds like a printer driver problem to
me. You could see if that's the case by trying to print elsewhere, or even print to a file. "turtlemoose" wrote: When I type a letter or other document (in Word only) then hit print... it changes both on screen and on the printout to each character on top of the last one. So basically, down the left hand side of the page, is one black blob per line, where each letter has been printed on top of the last one! any ideas? |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Why is Word printing each character on top of the last one?
Big Dave,
Thanks for your response. I don't think it IS a printer driver problem, as it does not happen all the time, only a few times out of many letters. "Big Dave UK" wrote: Haven't seen that exact issue, but it sounds like a printer driver problem to me. You could see if that's the case by trying to print elsewhere, or even print to a file. "turtlemoose" wrote: When I type a letter or other document (in Word only) then hit print... it changes both on screen and on the printout to each character on top of the last one. So basically, down the left hand side of the page, is one black blob per line, where each letter has been printed on top of the last one! any ideas? |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Why is Word printing each character on top of the last one? [Squsihed text]
Hi Turtlemoose,
It's a bug that gets reported from time to time but there hasn't been enough detail or reports of it to track down the cause. It's apparently a glitch that causes Word 2003 to lose track of the printer it's supposed to be using (as listed in File=Print) that relates to temp files and, it appears, having add-ins in Word. Workaround ============= Going to File=Print and changing the printer to another one (and back) will often clear it temporarily. Cleanup ============== If that works please let us know what happens if you 1. Set Word to use the correct printer 2. Close Word. 3. Cleanup and delete all left over Word temp files using Start=Search and the search string of ~$*.*;*.tmp (what files were found in that search)? 4. Restart Word and open the same document you were working on. Feedback ========== a. Do you have the MS Remove Hidden(personal) Data [RHD] add-in installed or another Addin in Word? (Tools=Templates and Add-ins) b. Printer make and Model? c. Build # of Word 2003 from Help/About? =========== "turtlemoose" wrote in message ... Big Dave, Thanks for your response. I don't think it IS a printer driver problem, as it does not happen all the time, only a few times out of many letters. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Does Word have Keyboard Merges like Word Perfect does? | Mailmerge | |||
Word2000 letterhead merge | Mailmerge | |||
Underscore (_) will not always display in RTF files (Word 2002). | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Making Word do something that Wordperfect can do | New Users | |||
WordPerfect keyboard macro>Word equivalent? | New Users |