Text contained in a text box shows on screen but doesn't print

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.

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Words into Type
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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 thir{*filter*} 
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.

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).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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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 thir{*filter*} 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)?

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  

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

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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