How do I stop Word form printing in all bold all the time.

MPKinney

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Sep 9, 2009, 12:43:01 AM9/9/09

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No matter how I set my default font all my printing comes out printed in
bold. The Print Preview shows the regular font.

macropod

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Sep 9, 2009, 7:25:22 AM9/9/09

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Hi MPKinney,

This is probably due to a printer setting or an erroneous printer driver. Have you checked your printer manual, and for updated
driver's from the manufacturer's website?

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macropod
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MPKinney

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Sep 9, 2009, 4:40:11 PM9/9/09

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Yes. Automatic update says I'm good. I'm rechecking printer settings.

macropod

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Sep 9, 2009, 8:03:48 PM9/9/09

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Hi MPKinney,

Windows 'Automatic update' only works with updates available from Microsoft- not with updates from 3rd parties.

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MPKinney

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Sep 9, 2009, 9:57:01 PM9/9/09

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I uninstalled and reinstalled my HP Photosmart 2575 All-in-One with updated
drivers and software. I repaired and then uninstalled and reinstalled MS
Office (the docs were generated in Word) and installed all updates. No change.

macropod

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Sep 10, 2009, 8:27:09 AM9/10/09

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Hi MPKinney,

Uninstalling & reinstalling MS Office is unlikely to fix anything that repairing doesn't. What is the printout like from other apps
(eg Excel, especially if you copy a portion of the Word text & paste it into Excel)? If the same problem exhibits when printing
from other apps, it's unlikely to be a Word issue.

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MPKinney

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Sep 11, 2009, 8:37:01 PM9/11/09

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Text copied from Word and pasted into Excel also prints in bold. Evidently
it's not a Word problem. Thanks for your help.
Michael

MPKinney

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Sep 12, 2009, 12:36:01 PM9/12/09

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Today while checking the settings in Word Formatting and Styles I noticed
that the font in the preview pane was in bold even though the bold button was
not activated. When I clicked on the bold button and clicked it back off the
font in the preview pane returned to regular, but a test printing was still
all in bold. Does this shed any light on the problem?
Thanks,
Michael

Simon Lloyd

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Sep 12, 2009, 12:57:31 PM9/12/09

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MPKinney, are you running a PC or MAC?

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Sep 12, 2009, 1:01:23 PM9/12/09

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*this ms kb entry shows you how to reset formatting settings for pc 'How
to reset user options and registry settings in Word'
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822005) and this one is for trouble
shooting MAC 'How to troubleshoot font problems in Office for Mac
programs' (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313535)*

MPKinney

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Sep 12, 2009, 4:07:01 PM9/12/09

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Macropod and Simon,
At the advice of HP I installed alternate drivers. This seems to have solved
the problem. However, this morning I took my test page, via flash drive, to
another computer and printed it there. The formatting problem was still there
and more(all italics), so I'm a little baffled about how the driver change
worked.
I'll work with the computer and printer in this state for a week and if the
fix sticks, I'll get back to you to let you know.
Thank-you both sincerely for all of your efforts on my part.
Michael Kinney