All words and text are moved on top of eachother in word 2003

Question/Problem:

When I try to switch printer, or print or select another printer as default, all the words and sentences in my document move to the left, on top of eachother, leaving only unreadable blots where the symbols converge. Printing the document results in the same problem on the printed paper. However, saving the document, logging out then back in, and opening the document fixes the problem. Is there a more workable/permanent fix for this word 2003 problem?

The answer/solution:

Our users have reported that disabling 'background printing' in word 2003 has solved this problem for them. Follow these stept to disable background printing and print your document without the bugged text:

STEP 1:
Close out of Microsoft Word

STEP 2:
Open up Microsoft Word. There is no need to open the document you want to print.

STEP 3:
Go to…
Tools > Options… > Print (Tab) >
 

STEP 4:
Uncheck “Background printing”
Click OK

STEP 5:
Close out of Microsoft Word

STEP 6:
Browse to the document you want to print and double click it or open Microsoft Word and do a File > Open…

STEP 7:
PRINT!

added by Jos on: 01-05-2007

keywords: word 2003, background printing,