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Intrepid - 25 Jul 2007 20:00 GMT

I can draw lines and boxes. They appear on the screen but not in print
preview, nor do they print. If I e-mail the document to a neighbor, lines &
boxes appear in preview and print. Thoughts?

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garfield-n-odie [MVP] - 25 Jul 2007 21:58 GMT

Assuming you have Word 2003 or earlier, here are a few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then switch to Print
Layout view (View | Print Layout), because objects that are formatted as
"float over text" (Word 97) or as something other than "inline with
text" (Word 2000, 2002, and 2003) are not visible in Normal view.
2. In Word, click on Tools | Options | View tab | check the
"Drawings" box and uncheck the "Picture placeholders" box | Print tab |
check the "Drawing objects" box | OK.
3. If neither of the previous suggestions fixes the problem, then
try reducing or turning off hardware acceleration in Start | Control
Panel | Display | Settings | Advanced | Troubleshoot. If this fixes the
problem, then you might want to check the website of the manufacturer of
your video card/graphics adapter to see if there is an updated driver
available.

> I can draw lines and boxes. They appear on the screen but not in print
> preview, nor do they print. If I e-mail the document to a neighbor, lines &
> boxes appear in preview and print. Thoughts?

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Intrepid - 26 Jul 2007 13:06 GMT

Thank you for your response. #2 worked. I never would have solved this
without you. All the best!

> Assuming you have Word 2003 or earlier, here are a few things to try:
> 1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then switch to Print
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> > preview, nor do they print. If I e-mail the document to a neighbor, lines &
> > boxes appear in preview and print. Thoughts?

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