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Dec 19, 2013 Why won't images print in my MS word document? Especially when these same images printed just fine in a nearly identical previous version of this document? I have a MS word document that, when I try to print it, prints with blank spaces in place of all the images in the document. Jun 08, 2012  Hi, Wondered if anyone has some suggestions regarding a problem we seem to have only with Word 2010. It is driving us mad When a user creates a word document with text boxes and pictures included and prints to a printer no images or text boxes appear even though the print.

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Symptoms

When you print a Microsoft Office Word document that includes a background, the background is not printed. Examples of things that can be on a background include colors, pictures, or themes. This issue may also occur when you use Word as your e-mail editor and you print. Microsoft Word - Images within header and footers not showing in working view, shows in print preview but doesn't print. We have document templates set up to include letter head images in a footer, which we have used for the last 5 years and updated when we upgrade to 2016. I have just completed a document and tried to print this. Try printing from another program To test whether another program can communicate with the printer, and whether the printer driver is functioning, try to print from another program such as Notes. Start the Notes app on your Mac, open an existing note or create a new note with some sample text, then click File Print and see if it will print. Inserted images often display in the print preview but are not printed. Sometimes images don't appear in print preview (and still don't print). Sometimes one image displays in print preview when there are actually two (or more). This is not good and, as it is, Word isn't fit for purpose! Microsoft need to do something about this.

When you print a Microsoft Office Word document that includes a background, the background is not printed. Examples of things that can be on a background include colors, pictures, or themes.

This issue may also occur when you use Word as your e-mail editor and you print an e-mail message that includes a background.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use the method that is appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2010

  1. On the File menu, click Options.
  2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK .

Word 2007

  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK.

Word 2003

To work around this issue in Word 2003 or when you use Word 2003 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, turn on the Background colors and images option. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Print tab.
  2. Click to select the Background colors and images check box, and then click OK.

Word 2002

Method 1: Use the Printed Watermark feature

To work around this issue in Word 2002, use the Printed Watermark feature. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Format menu, point to Background, and then click Printed Watermark.
  2. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, use one of the following methods:
    • To insert a picture watermark, follow these steps:

      1. Click Picture watermark.

      2. Click Select Picture.

      3. Click the picture that you want to use as a watermark, and then click Insert.

      4. Click to select the Washout check box if it is not already selected, and then click OK.

        Note

        The Washout feature adjusts the brightness and contrast on the image to make the image less visible behind the text.

    • To insert a text watermark, follow these steps:

      1. Click Text watermark.

      2. In the Text box, type the text that you want to use as a watermark.

        Note

        You can also select the text that you want to use as a watermark by clicking the text in the Text list.

      3. Select the other options that you want to use with the text watermark, such as Font, Size, and Color, and then click OK.

Method 2: Use Microsoft Internet Explorer

To work around this issue when you use Word 2002 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Outlook 2002, follow these steps:

  1. Open the e-mail message that contains the background that you want to print in Outlook 2002.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, follow these steps:
    1. In the Save as type box, click Web Page (*.htm; *.html).
    2. In the File name box, type a new name for the message.
    3. In the Save in box, select the folder in which you want to save the HTML copy of the e-mail message.
    4. Click Save.
  4. Close the e-mail message in Word 2002.
  5. Start Internet Explorer.
  6. On the File menu, click Open.
  7. In the Open dialog box, click Browse.
  8. Locate and then click the HTML copy of the e-mail message that you saved in step 3, and then click Open.
  9. In the Open dialog box, click OK to open the HTML copy of the e-mail message in Internet Explorer.
  10. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
  11. Click the Advanced tab.
  12. In the Settings list, under Printing, click to select the Print background colors and images check box.
  13. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
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Note

Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.

For a Microsoft Word 2000 and Microsoft Office Word 2003 version of this article, see 285957 .

Symptoms

When you open a Microsoft Office Word 2010 or Word 2007 document that contains a picture or an object, the picture or the object may not appear. This problem may occur in a document that contains a picture, a graphic image, an AutoShape object, or another object.

Cause

This problem occurs if you are using a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option with the picture or with the object. And, one of the following conditions is true:

  • You are viewing the Word document in Draft view or in Outline view.
  • The Show drawings and text boxes on screen option is turned off.
  • The Print drawings created in Word option turned off.
  • The Use draft quality option is turned on.
    If you are using the In line with text option with the picture or with the object, this problem may occur if the Picture Placeholders option is turned on.

This problem may also occur if you are experiencing a problem with the video driver. Microsoft word missing fonts mac.

Workaround

You are using a Wrapping style option other than the 'In line with text' option

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If you are using a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option, use one of the following workarounds.

Use the 'In line with text' Wrapping style option

To change the Wrapping style option for a picture or for an object to In line with text, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2007
  1. Click the picture or the object.
  2. On the Format tab, click Text Wrapping in the Arrange group.
  3. Click In line with text.
Word 2010
  1. Click the picture or the object.
  2. On the Format tab, click Text Wrapping in the Arrange group.
  3. Click In line with text.
    When you use the In line with text option, the picture or the object will be displayed in any view.

If you want to use a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option, use one of the following workarounds.

Change the view

This problem may occur if you are viewing the document in Draft view or in Outline view. To work around this problem, view the document in one of the following views:

  • Print Layout
  • Full Screen Reading
  • Web Layout
  • Print Preview for Word 2007. For

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Word 2010: Click File, and then click Print.
Word 2010 and Word 2007 documents consist of separate text and drawing layers. When you use a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option with a picture or with an object, the picture or the object is inserted into the drawing layer. Word 2010 and Word 2007 do not display the drawing layer when you view the document in Draft view or in Outline view. The drawing layer is displayed in a Word 2010 and in a Word 2007 document when you use any one of the views that are mentioned in this workaround.

Turn on the 'Show drawings and text boxes on screen' option

When you turn on the Show drawings and text boxes on screen option, you can view the picture or the object in Print Layout view or in Web Layout view. To turn on the Show drawings and text boxes on screen option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2007
  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Under Show document content, click to select the Show drawings and text boxes on screen check box.
  4. Click OK.
Word 2010
  1. Click File, and then click Options.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Under Show document content, click to select the Show drawings and text boxes on screen check box.
  4. Click OK.

Turn on the 'Print drawings created in Word' option

When you turn on the Print drawings created in Word option, you can view the picture or the object in Print Preview. And, you can print the picture or the object. To turn on the Print drawings created in Word option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2007
  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. Click Display.
  3. Under Printing options, click to select the Print drawings created in Word check box.
  4. Click OK.
Word 2010
  1. Click File, and then click Options.
  2. Click Display.
  3. Under Printing options, click to select the **Print drawings created in Word ** check box.
  4. Click OK.

Turn off the 'Use draft quality' option

When you turn off the Use draft quality option, you can view the picture or the object in Print Preview. And, you can print the picture or the object. To turn off the Use draft quality option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2007
  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Under Print, click to clear the Use draft quality check box.
  4. Click OK.
Word 2010
  1. Click File, and then click Options.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Under Print, click to clear the Use draft quality check box.
  4. Click OK.

You are using the 'In line with text' Wrapping style option

Turn off the 'Picture Placeholders' option

When you turn off the Picture Placeholders option, you can view the picture or the object in all views. To turn off the Picture Placeholders option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2007
  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Under Display document content, click to clear the Picture Placeholders check box.
  4. Click OK.
Word 2010
  1. Click File, and then click Options.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Under Show document content, click to clear the Show Picture Placeholders check box.
  4. Click OK.

Note

The Picture Placeholders option does not affect pictures or objects when you use a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option. The Picture Placeholders option affects pictures and objects when you use the In line with text option in all views except the Full Screen Reading view.

You are experiencing problems with the video driver

If you experience this problem frequently, you may have a problem with the video driver settings or with the Windows Display Properties settings. If the previous workarounds do not resolve the problem, try the following workarounds.

Change the Color quality setting or the screen resolution of the current video driver

To change the color quality setting, follow these steps, as appropriate for your situation.

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Windows XP
  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. If the Color quality setting is set to Highest (32 bit), change this setting to Medium (16 bit), and then click OK.

If you are still experiencing the problem, change the screen resolution. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. Under Screen resolution, move the slider to the left, and then click OK.
Windows Vista
  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. If the Colors setting is set to Highest (32 bit), change this setting to Medium (16 bit), and then click OK.

If you are still experiencing the problem, change the screen resolution. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Under Resolution, move the slider to the left, and then click OK.
Windows 7
  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Click the Advanced Settings tab.
  3. Click Monitor.
  4. If Colors is set to Highest (32 bit), change this setting to Medium (16 bit), and then click OK.

If you are still experiencing the problem, change the screen resolution. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Under Resolution, click the arrow and try another resolution, and then click OK.

Change the hardware acceleration setting

Windows XP
  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. On the Settings tab, click Advanced.
  3. Click the Troubleshoot tab.
  4. Move the slider to the left to reduce the hardware acceleration, and then click OK two times.
  5. When you are asked if you want to restart the computer, click Yes.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
  1. Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Click Advanced Settings.
  3. Click the Troubleshoot.
  4. If your display driver allows changes, click Change Settings. Move the slider to the left to reduce the hardware acceleration, and then click OK two times.
  5. When you are asked if you want to restart the computer, click Yes.

Obtain an updated video card

If the workarounds that are described in this section help resolve this problem, contact your computer manufacturer for updated video drivers. If you have already upgraded your video card, contact the video card's manufacturer.