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Brian - 23 Jan 2004 16:11 GMT

page numbers on my documents appear gray and will not print on documents....how do I ensure they will print on the pages of my documents....I have tried headers and footers....and insert page numbers with no success. What am I doing wrong, or how do I change this?

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Angela - 23 Jan 2004 16:25 GMT

One possible solution is to check under Tool/Options.
Select the Printer Tab. Make sure the background
printing option is selected.

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>page numbers on my documents appear gray and will not print on documents....how do I ensure they will print on

the pages of my documents....I have tried headers and
footers....and insert page numbers with no success. What
am I doing wrong, or how do I change this?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACTERS FROM EMAIL ADDRESS - 24 Jan 2004 00:36 GMT

Hi Brian,

When viewed on the screen (other than when the header/footer pane is
active), the page numbers will appear gray. If they don't print, it may be
because they are in the unprintable area for your printer.

See the article ?The bottom of my pages don't print? at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BottomsDontPrint.htm

Background printing has nothing to do with it.

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

> page numbers on my documents appear gray and will not print on
> documents....how do I ensure they will print on the pages of my
> documents....I have tried headers and footers....and insert page numbers
> with no success. What am I doing wrong, or how do I change this?

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