My Word 365 (Win 11) produces distorted pdf documents. Print is out of sync.

If your Word 365 is producing distorted PDFs with issues related to text spacing and content, you might want to try the following troubleshooting steps:

1. Change the Print Quality: You can adjust the print quality settings in Word. This can sometimes resolve issues with how content is rendered when printing to PDF. You may need to modify the registry settings to set a higher print quality. For Word 365, you can add a registry key to improve the output quality:
   • Registry subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word\Options
   • Registry Value Name: PrintHighQualityDefault
   • Registry Value Type: REG_DWORD
   • Registry Value Data: 1
2. Check Printer Drivers: Sometimes, the issue may be related to the printer driver being used. You can try changing the printer driver to Microsoft XPS Document Writer or reinstalling your current printer driver to see if that resolves the issue.
3. Repair the Document: If the problem persists, you can try repairing the document by opening it in Word, selecting File, then Open, and choosing Open and Repair.
4. Test with Other Documents: Check if the issue occurs with other documents as well. If it only happens with a specific document, it may be corrupted.
5. Update Word: Ensure that your Word application is up to date, as updates can fix bugs and improve functionality.

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the distortion issues when printing to PDF from Word 365.

References:

• Image DPI is changed after you print to PDF from Word 2013 or Word 2010
• How to troubleshoot damaged documents in Word