Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out although it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[joe quittner]

My "drawing objects" item on the Print tab of Tools|Options is checked. I
have a page in which photos, scans, and text are arranged in thirteen
texboxes, and nothing else outside the boxes is on the page. All appear as
intended in "Print Preview" but in printing, only elevent text box contents
print - two are missing, one of text only, the other a scan of a photograph.
Three other scans of photos do print, as do four other boxes of text and four
boxes of digital photos.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It may be a print spooling issue (document going to the printer before the
spool file is complete). Try disabling background printing (Tools | Options
| Print). If that doesn't help, go into the printer Properties and rummage
around until you find an option to print directly to the printer (without
spooling).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"joe quittner" joe wrote in message
news
My "drawing objects" item on the Print tab of Tools|Options is checked. I
have a page in which photos, scans, and text are arranged in thirteen
texboxes, and nothing else outside the boxes is on the page. All appear
as
intended in "Print Preview" but in printing, only elevent text box
contents
print - two are missing, one of text only, the other a scan of a
photograph.
Three other scans of photos do print, as do four other boxes of text and
four
boxes of digital photos.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out
although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[joe quittner]

Thank you - unchecking background printing in Tools|Options|Print worked
instantly! But it might help for the future to look a little better into a
wrinkle, which is that I tried copying the page of text boxes into a new doc,
in which I deleted all but the two of the original thirteen that didn't
print. Then I tried printing just that new doc with its two (remaining) text
boxes - and the printer put out blank pages. Can THAT also be a spooling
problem (background printing was enabled)?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It may be a print spooling issue (document going to the printer before the
spool file is complete). Try disabling background printing (Tools | Options
| Print). If that doesn't help, go into the printer Properties and rummage
around until you find an option to print directly to the printer (without
spooling).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" joe wrote in message
news
My "drawing objects" item on the Print tab of Tools|Options is checked. I
have a page in which photos, scans, and text are arranged in thirteen
texboxes, and nothing else outside the boxes is on the page. All appear
as
intended in "Print Preview" but in printing, only elevent text box
contents
print - two are missing, one of text only, the other a scan of a
photograph.
Three other scans of photos do print, as do four other boxes of text and
four
boxes of digital photos.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out
although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Possibly a corruption issue. Or it could be that there was some peculiarity
about the text box (tight spacing, for example) that made the printer choke
on it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"joe quittner" wrote in message
...
Thank you - unchecking background printing in Tools|Options|Print worked
instantly! But it might help for the future to look a little better into
a
wrinkle, which is that I tried copying the page of text boxes into a new
doc,
in which I deleted all but the two of the original thirteen that didn't
print. Then I tried printing just that new doc with its two (remaining)
text
boxes - and the printer put out blank pages. Can THAT also be a spooling
problem (background printing was enabled)?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It may be a print spooling issue (document going to the printer before
the
spool file is complete). Try disabling background printing (Tools |
Options
| Print). If that doesn't help, go into the printer Properties and
rummage
around until you find an option to print directly to the printer
(without
spooling).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" joe wrote in message
news
My "drawing objects" item on the Print tab of Tools|Options is
checked. I
have a page in which photos, scans, and text are arranged in thirteen
texboxes, and nothing else outside the boxes is on the page. All
appear
as
intended in "Print Preview" but in printing, only elevent text box
contents
print - two are missing, one of text only, the other a scan of a
photograph.
Three other scans of photos do print, as do four other boxes of text
and
four
boxes of digital photos.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of
Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out
although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[joe quittner]

Thank you again. I appreciate your excellent advice and helpful orientations
- and so quickly! I will look more closely into how I place insertion points
of text boxes to try to avoid piling their placement processes too tightly
together.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Possibly a corruption issue. Or it could be that there was some peculiarity
about the text box (tight spacing, for example) that made the printer choke
on it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" wrote in message
...
Thank you - unchecking background printing in Tools|Options|Print worked
instantly! But it might help for the future to look a little better into
a
wrinkle, which is that I tried copying the page of text boxes into a new
doc,
in which I deleted all but the two of the original thirteen that didn't
print. Then I tried printing just that new doc with its two (remaining)
text
boxes - and the printer put out blank pages. Can THAT also be a spooling
problem (background printing was enabled)?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It may be a print spooling issue (document going to the printer before
the
spool file is complete). Try disabling background printing (Tools |
Options
| Print). If that doesn't help, go into the printer Properties and
rummage
around until you find an option to print directly to the printer
(without
spooling).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" joe wrote in message
news My "drawing objects" item on the Print tab of Tools|Options is
checked. I
have a page in which photos, scans, and text are arranged in thirteen
texboxes, and nothing else outside the boxes is on the page. All
appear
as
intended in "Print Preview" but in printing, only elevent text box
contents
print - two are missing, one of text only, the other a scan of a
photograph.
Three other scans of photos do print, as do four other boxes of text
and
four
boxes of digital photos.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of
Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out
although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I was actually thinking of tight spacing inside a text box, but, now that
you mention it, I remember looking at a document that had a text box that
wasn't printing, and the issue with that one actually was one of tight
spacing between text boxes. It could be cured by changing some setting in
the Advanced Layout IIRC--perhaps "Allow overlap"?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" wrote in message
...
Thank you again. I appreciate your excellent advice and helpful
orientations
- and so quickly! I will look more closely into how I place insertion
points
of text boxes to try to avoid piling their placement processes too tightly
together.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Possibly a corruption issue. Or it could be that there was some
peculiarity
about the text box (tight spacing, for example) that made the printer
choke
on it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" wrote in message
...
Thank you - unchecking background printing in Tools|Options|Print
worked
instantly! But it might help for the future to look a little better
into
a
wrinkle, which is that I tried copying the page of text boxes into a
new
doc,
in which I deleted all but the two of the original thirteen that
didn't
print. Then I tried printing just that new doc with its two
(remaining)
text
boxes - and the printer put out blank pages. Can THAT also be a
spooling
problem (background printing was enabled)?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It may be a print spooling issue (document going to the printer
before
the
spool file is complete). Try disabling background printing (Tools |
Options
| Print). If that doesn't help, go into the printer Properties and
rummage
around until you find an option to print directly to the printer
(without
spooling).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe quittner" joe wrote in
message
news My "drawing objects" item on the Print tab of Tools|Options is
checked. I
have a page in which photos, scans, and text are arranged in
thirteen
texboxes, and nothing else outside the boxes is on the page. All
appear
as
intended in "Print Preview" but in printing, only elevent text box
contents
print - two are missing, one of text only, the other a scan of a
photograph.
Three other scans of photos do print, as do four other boxes of
text
and
four
boxes of digital photos.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of
Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in
message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print
out
although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer
settings.

[parkerboy]

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[parkerboy]

Hi Suzanne - Turning on "Drawing objects" was the answer. I certainly am glad
I found your input.

My question is why did it not have to be "on" for the preceeding two years
for text boxes to print. I have been using a "boiler plate" letter in my
business for the past two years that contained text boxes and they printed
perfectly well. I have Microsoft Updated set on automatic. Could it be that
a recent update unintentionally caused the problem ????

As they say, "go figure".

parkerboy

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Something turned it off, apparently. Either that, or your letter used to use
frames or inline text or tables instead of text boxes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"parkerboy" wrote in message
...
Hi Suzanne - Turning on "Drawing objects" was the answer. I certainly am
glad
I found your input.

My question is why did it not have to be "on" for the preceeding two
years
for text boxes to print. I have been using a "boiler plate" letter in my
business for the past two years that contained text boxes and they printed
perfectly well. I have Microsoft Updated set on automatic. Could it be
that
a recent update unintentionally caused the problem ????

As they say, "go figure".

parkerboy

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Make sure that "Drawing objects" is checked on the Print tab of Tools |
Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Blue Skies" Blue wrote in message
...
Suddenly, any text contained within text boxes doesn't print out
although
it
shows up on the screen.

Any ideas?

Not sure if it's a problem within Word or the printer settings.