Cannot print from Publisher

Anonymous
2016-11-01T22:48:51+00:00

I can no longer get publisher to print to any printer, including a physical printer (HPLaserJet) or to a file, i.e. a PDF.  It tries to connect for about 30 seconds and then once connected the print button remains greyed out.  All other MS Office programs work fine.  Any ideas?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Publisher | For home

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-14T06:44:44+00:00

    Thanks for the tip.  I'll knock on wood and give it a try.  I hope Microsoft fixed the problem although I know they want us to buy new versions of their software.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-15T15:28:18+00:00

    Worked also for me thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-04T15:19:49+00:00

    This worked for me!! Fingers crossed it continues!! As I use Publisher 95% of the time, this really helped! Thank you!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-10-17T16:51:48+00:00

    Here's what worked:

    Through the process of elimination (systematically deleting each graphic and text box), I determined that one of my fonts (dense-regular.otf) had been corrupted by the Windows updates, or at the very least would not allow Publisher to print. I deleted that font from my Publisher file, and IT PRINTED!

    I hope that this helps someone!

    Your idea was Genius!  The saboteur font in my case was Footlight MT Light.  Thank you so much for your work in troubleshooting this issue, as well as sharing your findings.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-12-31T13:30:08+00:00

    I had this problem and solved it by unchecking "Use XPS enhanced print path when available" under Publisher Options>Advanced>Print. 

    This worked for me with Publisher 2013. I work with Publisher a lot, so having to print everything to PDF first was just ridiculous. THANK YOU!

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