Word 2000 - Printing Text Boxes, text is not printing   

Hi, 
I have a document that has a header page that is blank followed by 3 pages 
of data that contain text boxes. The 3 pages are repeated each time for a 
different person. My software populates data into these text boxes. 

When this document is produced and I open it, it looks fine (it is saved as 
.rtf). But when I print it, the first few pages of data are blank with empty 
text boxes. The text that was in the text boxes has dissapeared. 
But, the same 3 pages that are repeated, at the end of my document for one 
person print fine. 

I tried saving the document as .doc but this made no difference. I have also 
entered in tools->options that the drawing options is ticked under the print 
tab. 

I am using Word 2000 and a colleague is using 2002 and we both have the same 
issue printing the same document. However, another colleague using Word 2003 
can print it fine. 

It is really strange. I can send the document to you. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
Many thanks

date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:23:00 -0700   author:   Kelly Rae Kelly

RE: Word 2000 - Printing Text Boxes, text is not printing   

Have you tried printing to a different printer?

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Kelly Rae" wrote:

> Hi, 
> I have a document that has a header page that is blank followed by 3 pages 
> of data that contain text boxes. The 3 pages are repeated each time for a 
> different person. My software populates data into these text boxes. 
> 
> When this document is produced and I open it, it looks fine (it is saved as 
> .rtf). But when I print it, the first few pages of data are blank with empty 
> text boxes. The text that was in the text boxes has dissapeared. 
> But, the same 3 pages that are repeated, at the end of my document for one 
> person print fine. 
> 
> I tried saving the document as .doc but this made no difference. I have also 
> entered in tools->options that the drawing options is ticked under the print 
> tab. 
> 
> I am using Word 2000 and a colleague is using 2002 and we both have the same 
> issue printing the same document. However, another colleague using Word 2003 
> can print it fine. 
> 
> It is really strange. I can send the document to you. 
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
> Many thanks
>

date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 01:36:09 -0700   author:   Stefan Blom

RE: Word 2000 - Printing Text Boxes, text is not printing   

We only have the one printer in the office 
I did however manage to solve it by removing the update links tick box 
against the Tools -> options -> print tab

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> Have you tried printing to a different printer?
> 
> -- 
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
> 
> 
> "Kelly Rae" wrote:
> 
> > Hi, 
> > I have a document that has a header page that is blank followed by 3 pages 
> > of data that contain text boxes. The 3 pages are repeated each time for a 
> > different person. My software populates data into these text boxes. 
> > 
> > When this document is produced and I open it, it looks fine (it is saved as 
> > .rtf). But when I print it, the first few pages of data are blank with empty 
> > text boxes. The text that was in the text boxes has dissapeared. 
> > But, the same 3 pages that are repeated, at the end of my document for one 
> > person print fine. 
> > 
> > I tried saving the document as .doc but this made no difference. I have also 
> > entered in tools->options that the drawing options is ticked under the print 
> > tab. 
> > 
> > I am using Word 2000 and a colleague is using 2002 and we both have the same 
> > issue printing the same document. However, another colleague using Word 2003 
> > can print it fine. 
> > 
> > It is really strange. I can send the document to you. 
> > 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
> > Many thanks
> >

date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 01:44:10 -0700   author:   Kelly Rae

Re: Word 2000 - Printing Text Boxes, text is not printing   

OK. I'm guessing that something has happened to the target of the link, 
then, since it disappears when Word updates fields on print?

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Kelly Rae"  wrote in message 
news:01AA4732-0F0A-4B16-879A-59BAC0104530@microsoft.com...
> We only have the one printer in the office
> I did however manage to solve it by removing the update links tick box
> against the Tools -> options -> print tab
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> Have you tried printing to a different printer?
>>
>> -- 
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>> "Kelly Rae" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I have a document that has a header page that is blank followed by 3 
>> > pages
>> > of data that contain text boxes. The 3 pages are repeated each time for 
>> > a
>> > different person. My software populates data into these text boxes.
>> >
>> > When this document is produced and I open it, it looks fine (it is 
>> > saved as
>> > .rtf). But when I print it, the first few pages of data are blank with 
>> > empty
>> > text boxes. The text that was in the text boxes has dissapeared.
>> > But, the same 3 pages that are repeated, at the end of my document for 
>> > one
>> > person print fine.
>> >
>> > I tried saving the document as .doc but this made no difference. I have 
>> > also
>> > entered in tools->options that the drawing options is ticked under the 
>> > print
>> > tab.
>> >
>> > I am using Word 2000 and a colleague is using 2002 and we both have the 
>> > same
>> > issue printing the same document. However, another colleague using Word 
>> > 2003
>> > can print it fine.
>> >
>> > It is really strange. I can send the document to you.
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> > Many thanks
>> >

date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:49:32 +0200   author:   Stefan Blom