Suzanne
Thu Feb 12 20:48:33 CST 2004
The original purpose of Word is to create documents to be printed
(regardless of what you are doing with it). If you are willing to settle for
a very basic selection of fonts, choose the Generic/Text Only printer
driver. If you want to be able to use all the fonts you have installed,
select another printer driver. Windows cannot format your document without
information from a printer driver.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://www.word.mvps.org
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"WreckingCru" <pranavkabra@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I don't have a printer!! I don't intend to have one...why does it keep
> asking me for a driver?
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> > Word (all versions) has always needed a printer driver. Install the
driver
> > for the printer from which the document will ultimately be printed.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://www.word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "WreckingCru" <pranavkabra@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:40b762ae.0402081126.11607d53@posting.google.com...
> > > Well, I don't have a printer. How come it didn't do that earlier- on
> > > word 2000? or earlier before office 2003 malfunctioned? what kind of
> > > printer driver should i be installing?
> > >
> > > Pranav Kabra
> > >
> > >
> > > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
> > news:<Oj0Rtyc7DHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> > > > Are you sure it is trying the print? Word needs a printer driver
before
> > it
> > > > is able to layout the WYSIWYG page: install a printer driver and the
> > problem
> > > > should clear.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> > > >
http://word.mvps.org/
> > > >
> > > > "WreckingCru" <pranavkabra@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:40b762ae.0402071155.68ebaea0@posting.google.com...
> > > > : The other day, I installed Office 2003, and all seemed to be
working
> > > > : fine. Till one day, I started outlook and it said there was
something
> > > > : wrong and kept trying to install some files. This was occuring in
all
> > > > : Office2K3 programs and would shut down if I cancelled the
> > > > : installation.
> > > > : So I shell out my MSO 2K3 cd and let it intall "SKU011.cab" file.
> > > > : After that, things seemed to be back to normal. Except when I shut
> > > > : down outlook, it would have it's icon in the tray and when i tried
to
> > > > : click it - it would say outlook is not responding.
> > > > :
> > > > : Sooo.... I un-installed Office2K3, restarted, installed it again.
Now
> > > > : there's a weird problem. Whenever I open a document in Word 2K3 or
> > > > : Excel 2K3, it keeps trying to print the document. I don't have a
> > > > : printer, so it keeps asking me to find a printer, and I have to
cancel
> > > > : it so that I can work on my document.
> > > > :
> > > > : Any ideas on what is wrong?