Microsoft KB Archive/166069

= Document properties blank when printed from Word Viewer =

Article ID: 166069

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
 * Microsoft Word 97 Viewer
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166069



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, if you select the option to include the document properties when you print the document, the document properties print out blank when you print the document. In Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, if you select the option to include the document properties when you print the document, the document properties do not print.

Note To locate the option to include the document properties when you print a document, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Print tab.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, print a screen shot of the Document Properties dialog box. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the File menu, click Summary Info.
 * 2) Click the Statistics button.
 * 3) Press ALT+PRINT SCRN on your keyboard to copy the picture of the dialog box to the Clipboard.
 * 4) Start Microsoft Paint.
 * 5) On the Edit menu in Microsoft Paint, click Paste.
 * 6) Print the picture from Paint.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Viewer to view documents that were created in Microsoft Word 97, in Microsoft Word 2000, in Microsoft Word 2002, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003.

