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Copper Contributor

Jan 13, 2021

Printing a range of pages in a multi-section document stopped working

Hi, we recently encountered problems with printing multi-section documents. For example: a document with 3 sections, 10 pages each. I want to print pages from 5 to 15. Print >Settings > [Custom...

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Loulli

Copper Contributor

Sep 28, 2021

As a work around until the bug is solved you can export the pages via File / Export / PDF and print the PDF file afterwards. You can specify a page range in the export options and strange as it may seem there it will work as expected.

Above all I am happy its a bug and not a feature.

johnpaul
Copper Contributor
Sep 28, 2021
come on Loulli that pdf method ridiculous.
You'd be much better off just highlighting the pages you want then use the selection option on the print menu.
- Meg_W4
  Copper Contributor
  Oct 04, 2021
  johnpaul
  The problem of highlighting for printing a range is that the footer (where I put page number) doesn't get printed.
  - johnpaul
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 04, 2021
    Hi Meg_W4 , yes clearly it's not a 100% solution. It's only a temporary workaround. I cant believe that Microsoft makes us pay for this stuff that does not work.
    It's appalling corporate behaviour.