File prints from right click but not from Word?

> "spamlet" <spam.morespam@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>

>> Had a similar occurrence with another file earlier this year and asked
>> about
>> it in the Word group, without really finding out what was happening.
>> Perhaps the print regulars might know:
>>
>> Trying to print a particular file from within Word (version dated 2003),
>> all
>> I get is a 'preparing for background printing' message and the processor
>> locks up and Word has to be shut down in Process Explorer.
>>
>> But if I just right click the file without opening Word it goes straight
>> to
>> the printer with no problems.
>>
>> What is the difference?

>
> Try the following:
> (sorry if the wording is different in your Word,
> this is my translation from my German Word to English)
> Open Word, open your document.
> Choose (from the menu) Extras - Options
> Choose the Printing tab
> Un-check "background printing" and click OK
> Then try printing.
> Reason: Background processing in Word seems to be buggy in some respect.
>
> btw you may also want to un-check "save in background" in the "saving"
> tab.
>
>
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> Wilfried Hennings
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