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Microsoft Word question.

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  • 05-05-2004 12:42am
    #1
    PadraigL
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭


    Probably a stupid question, but I am a novice
    I have a new dell 510M laptop. If I open a saved word document through My Computer and try and print it the print dialog box does not appear but the border of the document will keep flashing.
    If I minimize the document the print dialog box is available. It looks like the print dialog box opened in the background. I have had many print dialog boxes open in the backround this way.

    If I open Microsoft Word first and then open the document I have no problems.

    Am I making a meal out of a mole hill or is it something simple.

    I am running XP.

    Thanks for your help…


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    #2
    Explosive_Cornflake
    Registered Users Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭Explosive_Cornflake


    Are you pressing print from the right click menu of the file in explorer?
    What printer do you have?
    A lot of printers have their own crappy software instead of the standard windows one?
    Is all thats happening is the dialog box is behind and word maintains focus?

    I know i'm not being much use here :)


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    PadraigL
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭PadraigL


    Explsv_Cornflk

    I am going to the file menu in the word document.
    I have a dell printer A920.

    I have noticed that when I open the document and click anywhere on the body of the document before going to the file menu to print, it also works ok.

    I am just a bit worried that I have avrus or something....


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    Explosive_Cornflake
    Registered Users Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭Explosive_Cornflake


    Hmm, thats a puzzler. I'm stumped. What version of word is it?
    Maybe its something to do with the document not being active in word, but i could be talking a lot of ****e. :)

    I'll leave it to someone else who knows better.


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    #5
    PadraigL
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭PadraigL


    word 2003.
    Actually checked it out on a friends laptop with the same specs and the same thing happens so its not my machine.


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    ColmOT [MSFT]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ColmOT [MSFT]


    Does the same thing happen if you press CTRL-P with the document as the active Window?

    Additionally, is the document in maximised mode within Word, or is it a floating window?
    And the same question for Word, is it maximised or floating?


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    mtbartechie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭mtbartechie


    Check here:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;812075


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by mtbartechie
    Check here:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;812075

    Let us know if that doesn't fix it.


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    #9
    PadraigL
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭PadraigL


    I have been away but thanks a mill. for all the help.

    I ran Live Update but that did not work so I disabled Office Plug-In and that worked.


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