Word won't print (Word for Mac)

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Word won't print (Word for Mac)

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Split from this thread about a printing problem for one document in particular.

For me, only WORD will not print. Excel, PDFs, every other type of document will print. Word will not. Neither by key-stroke or by the file menu. If I export as a PDF, it prints. Word will not.

MacBook Pro OS12.4

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Answer 1

Hi Patrick,

The person you replied to is having a problem with just one document. From your very brief description, it seems you are having trouble printing all documents.

You told us what version of Mac OS you have, but not which version of Office you are using. I'm going to recommend that you check for updates before proceeding and install them. Just the same, it is highly unlikely that the problem is Microsoft Office.

Update Office for Mac automatically - Office Support

Next, reset your printing system:

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Printers & Scanners.

Press and hold the Control key as you click in the list at the left, then choose “Reset printing system” from the menu that appears.

After you reset the printing system, the list of printers in Printers & Scanners preferences is empty.

Re-add any printers.

This allowed others to both Print successfully and save files as PDFs successfully.

More printer troubleshooting steps can be found here:

Troubleshoot printing problems in Office for Mac

Answer 2

Anonymous

Fixed it. Thank you so much!

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