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Asked: 2021-11-06T10:48:30+00:00 In:

Greyed Out Text In Print Job But Not Word Doc

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When I print a specific word doc (using courier font), certain words are greyed out on the print job but not on the word doc itself. Any ideas or solutions?

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Also, if i copy and paste to note pad and then print the note pad, it’s fine.

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    1. First run a Diagnostic:
      Running Microsoft Office Diagnostics from within Excel/Word

      Click the Microsoft Office button
      Click on the Excel/Word Options button to bring up the Excel Options dialog box (at the bottom of window)
      Click on the Resources button in the left hand pane
      Click on the Diagnose button in the right hand pane
      Click Continue
      Click Run Diagnostics

      Running Microsoft Office Diagnostics from the Start Menu

      Click on the Start button
      Click All Programs
      Click Microsoft Office folder
      Click Microsoft Office Tools
      Click Microsoft Office Diagnostics
      Click Continue
      Click Run Diagnostics

      If that does not help then you may have a corruption within one of your paragraph markers or in the final paragraph marker of the document.

      To display your paragraph markers:
      On the toolbar/ribbon on the Home tab,
      look for a backwards P symbol and click on it.
      This will show the paragraph markers at the end of each paragraph
      Highlight the paragraph marker at the end of whatever paragraph you are
      have problems with and delete it.
      This will remove any special paragraph formatting that was applied to that paragraph and hopefully remove the corruption with it.

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    2. You can also try these:
      What View are you in? I don’t have Word 07, but Print view should show font colors, but the other views may not.

      Try printing a new Courier doc to make sure the printer doesn’t have a problem with the font.

      Copying the old doc to a new doc will also bring over the formattting/corruption, unless you paste without formatting, or clear formatting by using a text editor as a go-between.

      You can highlight the offending text, then hit Ctrl-Space to remove font formatting. Try printing.

      Check the Paragraph Style, Format/Font, to see if anything weird is specced there.

      Check your Options/View to make sure the final document is accurately reflected on your edit screen.

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