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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears. Even thoug I save
the file in *xps, the document will not print. Using Office XP in Windows XP. Started when I uninstalled all of Office and reinstalled just WORD. |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
You need to setup a default printer. Word is trying to "print" to an .xps
document, rather than your actual printer. "Printing Error with XPS" Printing Error with wrote in message ... When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears. Even thoug I save the file in *xps, the document will not print. Using Office XP in Windows XP. Started when I uninstalled all of Office and reinstalled just WORD. |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:08:01 -0700, Printing Error with XPS wrote:
When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears. Even thoug I save the file in *xps, the document will not print. Using Office XP in Windows XP. Started when I uninstalled all of Office and reinstalled just WORD. ´.xps¡ files are like ´.pdf¡ files. They are neither read nor printed from Word. Word can only create (save) them through a very special ´printer driver¡. If you want to actually print your document from Word, save it as a ´.doc¡ or ´.docx¡ file first. If you save your document as an ´.xps¡ file, you have to open it in the dedicated application first, i.e. Internet Explorer. And print it from there, not from Word. HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
Robert,
I reckon Scott M. is on the right track. The way I read the it, the OP only saved the file in .xps format _after_ trying to print it. The behaviour described looks to me like Word is trying to print to the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" - possibly because there are no other printers installed or because it has been set as the default. I've run into similar situations when setting up a new computer. If I install Word before I set up a printer, the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" gets set as the default printer. Then if I install a printer and forget to set it as the default, Word continues to use this "printer" until someone complains and I go in and change it. While it's true that you can't print (as in hardcopy print) .xps or .pdf documents directly from Word, you can certainly "print" _to_ .xps or .pdf from within Word - and the dialog that's presented when you do this is a "Save" dialog. It's bloody confusing because it's not consistent; you don't 'save' in some sort of '.paper' format when you print them on a printer, so why should you 'save' when you "print" them to .xps or .pdf? -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix Word MVP Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup. Read the original version of this post in the Office Discussion Groups - no membership required! "Robert" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:08:01 -0700, Printing Error with XPS wrote: When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears. Even thoug I save the file in *xps, the document will not print. Using Office XP in Windows XP. Started when I uninstalled all of Office and reinstalled just WORD. ´.xps¡ files are like ´.pdf¡ files. They are neither read nor printed from Word. Word can only create (save) them through a very special ´printer driver¡. If you want to actually print your document from Word, save it as a ´.doc¡ or ´.docx¡ file first. If you save your document as an ´.xps¡ file, you have to open it in the dedicated application first, i.e. Internet Explorer. And print it from there, not from Word. HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
You "save" to PDF or XPS because Word requires a filename for the new
document that results from the conversion to PDF or XPS format. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Gordon Bentley-Mix" wrote in message ... Robert, I reckon Scott M. is on the right track. The way I read the it, the OP only saved the file in .xps format _after_ trying to print it. The behaviour described looks to me like Word is trying to print to the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" - possibly because there are no other printers installed or because it has been set as the default. I've run into similar situations when setting up a new computer. If I install Word before I set up a printer, the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" gets set as the default printer. Then if I install a printer and forget to set it as the default, Word continues to use this "printer" until someone complains and I go in and change it. While it's true that you can't print (as in hardcopy print) .xps or .pdf documents directly from Word, you can certainly "print" _to_ .xps or .pdf from within Word - and the dialog that's presented when you do this is a "Save" dialog. It's bloody confusing because it's not consistent; you don't 'save' in some sort of '.paper' format when you print them on a printer, so why should you 'save' when you "print" them to .xps or .pdf? -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix Word MVP Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup. Read the original version of this post in the Office Discussion Groups - no membership required! "Robert" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:08:01 -0700, Printing Error with XPS wrote: When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears. Even thoug I save the file in *xps, the document will not print. Using Office XP in Windows XP. Started when I uninstalled all of Office and reinstalled just WORD. ´.xps¡ files are like ´.pdf¡ files. They are neither read nor printed from Word. Word can only create (save) them through a very special ´printer driver¡. If you want to actually print your document from Word, save it as a ´.doc¡ or ´.docx¡ file first. If you save your document as an ´.xps¡ file, you have to open it in the dedicated application first, i.e. Internet Explorer. And print it from there, not from Word. HTH. -- Cheers Robert |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:29:33 +1200, Gordon Bentley-Mix wrote:
While it's true that you can't print (as in hardcopy print) .xps or .pdf documents directly from Word, you can certainly "print" _to_ .xps or .pdf from within Word - and the dialog that's presented when you do this is a "Save" dialog. It's bloody confusing because it's not consistent; you don't 'save' in some sort of '.paper' format when you print them on a printer, so why should you 'save' when you "print" them to .xps or .pdf? Hi Gordon, What I personally find confusing is that a command that doesnÿt actually print anything is called a ´print to¡ command. It would stand to reason to name it as a ´save to¡ or ´convert to¡ command. Especially as a new file is actually ´created¡ (or ´saved¡) in the ´.xps¡ format. When we are supposed to ´print to .xps¡, nothing gets printed at all. If a ´.xps¡ document is to be ´printed¡ at all, it has to be opened in the dedicated application (viewer) and actually ´printed¡ from there. This cannot be done from MS Word. Word only saves the document under the chosen name and format. I personally would much prefer having commands that print named as ´printing¡ commands, and commands that only ´save¡ named as ´saving¡ commands. -- Cheers Robert |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
I can understand the confusion, but as far as Word is concerned the process
is 'printing'. The fact that the active driver outputs to a file and not to paper is really immaterial as Word has no way of establishing the output format of the active driver. It merely directs the document to it for processing. Indeed any 'printer' driver can be directed to a file. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Robert wrote: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:29:33 +1200, Gordon Bentley-Mix wrote: While it's true that you can't print (as in hardcopy print) .xps or .pdf documents directly from Word, you can certainly "print" _to_ .xps or .pdf from within Word - and the dialog that's presented when you do this is a "Save" dialog. It's bloody confusing because it's not consistent; you don't 'save' in some sort of '.paper' format when you print them on a printer, so why should you 'save' when you "print" them to .xps or .pdf? Hi Gordon, What I personally find confusing is that a command that doesnÿt actually print anything is called a ´print to¡ command. It would stand to reason to name it as a ´save to¡ or ´convert to¡ command. Especially as a new file is actually ´created¡ (or ´saved¡) in the ´.xps¡ format. When we are supposed to ´print to .xps¡, nothing gets printed at all. If a ´.xps¡ document is to be ´printed¡ at all, it has to be opened in the dedicated application (viewer) and actually ´printed¡ from there. This cannot be done from MS Word. Word only saves the document under the chosen name and format. I personally would much prefer having commands that print named as ´printing¡ commands, and commands that only ´save¡ named as ´saving¡ commands. |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
I think this is another case of the technologists at MS being apparently
unaware of what is understood by the non-technologists among their audience. Just because the software that does the job is technically a "printer driver", that's no longer a reason for the UI to say that what it does is "printing". If most people think of making a PDF file as "saving", then that's how it should appear. Software in general, and Office in particular, is already loaded with plenty of these "little white lies". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Graham Mayor wrote: I can understand the confusion, but as far as Word is concerned the process is 'printing'. The fact that the active driver outputs to a file and not to paper is really immaterial as Word has no way of establishing the output format of the active driver. It merely directs the document to it for processing. Indeed any 'printer' driver can be directed to a file. Robert wrote: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:29:33 +1200, Gordon Bentley-Mix wrote: While it's true that you can't print (as in hardcopy print) .xps or .pdf documents directly from Word, you can certainly "print" _to_ .xps or .pdf from within Word - and the dialog that's presented when you do this is a "Save" dialog. It's bloody confusing because it's not consistent; you don't 'save' in some sort of '.paper' format when you print them on a printer, so why should you 'save' when you "print" them to .xps or .pdf? Hi Gordon, What I personally find confusing is that a command that doesnÿt actually print anything is called a ´print to¡ command. It would stand to reason to name it as a ´save to¡ or ´convert to¡ command. Especially as a new file is actually ´created¡ (or ´saved¡) in the ´.xps¡ format. When we are supposed to ´print to .xps¡, nothing gets printed at all. If a ´.xps¡ document is to be ´printed¡ at all, it has to be opened in the dedicated application (viewer) and actually ´printed¡ from there. This cannot be done from MS Word. Word only saves the document under the chosen name and format. I personally would much prefer having commands that print named as ´printing¡ commands, and commands that only ´save¡ named as ´saving¡ commands. |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:29:03 +0300, Graham Mayor wrote:
The fact that the active driver outputs to a file and not to paper is really immaterial as Word has no way of establishing the output format of the active driver. Hi Graham, I am sure that the MS Word developers know perfectly well what is going to happen to the file that is ´printed to the .xps driver¡. As a matter of fact, for the corresponding ´printer¡ name, they did not use something like ´Canon MP140 Series Printer¡, but actually ´Microsoft XPS Document Writer¡. This is clear recognition that no actual printing is involved. A ´Document Writer¡ cannot ´print¡ to a file, it merely ´writes¡ (or creates¡) a text to a file. -- Cheers Robert |
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When I try to print, "Save XPS document window" appears.
Well, Word 2007 does use the term "Publish" rather than print when you use
its own PDF creator, but if you choose Adobe PDF as the printer, then you're "printing." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I think this is another case of the technologists at MS being apparently unaware of what is understood by the non-technologists among their audience. Just because the software that does the job is technically a "printer driver", that's no longer a reason for the UI to say that what it does is "printing". If most people think of making a PDF file as "saving", then that's how it should appear. Software in general, and Office in particular, is already loaded with plenty of these "little white lies". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Graham Mayor wrote: I can understand the confusion, but as far as Word is concerned the process is 'printing'. The fact that the active driver outputs to a file and not to paper is really immaterial as Word has no way of establishing the output format of the active driver. It merely directs the document to it for processing. Indeed any 'printer' driver can be directed to a file. Robert wrote: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:29:33 +1200, Gordon Bentley-Mix wrote: While it's true that you can't print (as in hardcopy print) .xps or .pdf documents directly from Word, you can certainly "print" _to_ .xps or .pdf from within Word - and the dialog that's presented when you do this is a "Save" dialog. It's bloody confusing because it's not consistent; you don't 'save' in some sort of '.paper' format when you print them on a printer, so why should you 'save' when you "print" them to .xps or .pdf? Hi Gordon, What I personally find confusing is that a command that doesnÿt actually print anything is called a ´print to¡ command. It would stand to reason to name it as a ´save to¡ or ´convert to¡ command. Especially as a new file is actually ´created¡ (or ´saved¡) in the ´.xps¡ format. When we are supposed to ´print to .xps¡, nothing gets printed at all. If a ´.xps¡ document is to be ´printed¡ at all, it has to be opened in the dedicated application (viewer) and actually ´printed¡ from there. This cannot be done from MS Word. Word only saves the document under the chosen name and format. I personally would much prefer having commands that print named as ´printing¡ commands, and commands that only ´save¡ named as ´saving¡ commands. |
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