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Printing in colour
Since Office updated (automatically) a couple of weeks ago, Word will not print any text in colour. It prints borders and pictures in colour so nothing wrong with the printer but the text all comes o...
Below you can try:
- Manually Update Office
- Go to File > Account > Update Options > Update Now in Word.
- Restart Word after the update.
- Use Word Online
- Convert to Older Format
One workaround: Save the document as a Word 97-2003 (.doc) file.
- Go to File > Save As > Word 97-2003 Document (.doc)
- Then try printing again.
- Replace the Normal Template
If your default Word template is corrupted:
- Locate and rename the file Normal.dotm (usually in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Templates)
- Word will recreate a fresh template when restarted.
- Check Printer Settings
Make sure your printer isn’t set to grayscale or black-and-white mode:
- Go to Print > Printer Properties
- Disable any “Print in grayscale” or “Black ink only” options.