why do i need to buy adobe acrobat in order to print a microsoft word document?

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Jay asked:

everytime i try to print a word document, a little screen pops up that says in order to print i have to buy adobe acrobat.. how can i fix this?

8 Comments »

  1. avatar Rowan Says:

    Right click the word document, choose “Open with” Select MS word from the list. This is presuming that you have MS Word, and that the file is indeed a Word document not a PDF.

  2. avatar samj Says:

    Press “File” or The windows button if using Word 2007, then press print. A window should pop up. Look at the drop down menu and select your printer.

    I hope this will help :)

  3. avatar kennyedden1987 Says:

    you shouldnt need to get adobe acrobat because they are two different programs, do you have microsoft word?

  4. avatar Kyle M Says:

    Might be a sign of a virus

  5. avatar william k Says:

    Hi,
    i don’t think you have your printer correctly installed ??

  6. avatar mr_luay1985 Says:

    just open the word document with Microsoft word … right click on the file, then click on .. next to ” Opens with” click on … then choose Microsoft word instead … click .. then it will always open with Microsoft word

  7. avatar centslessinWI Says:

    Are you actually trying to print a MS WORD document? Does the file name end in “.doc” ?

    The reason I ask this is, I see no reason for that message to pop up. You should be able to print a “word” document without needing Adobe.

    Sounds to me like you are trying to print a “.pdf” file, and to do that you DO NEED Adobe.

  8. avatar Jeff Says:

    You shouldn’t have to. Is the document a .doc product? If so word should open it. If it is a .pdf file then it is Adobe. You can download the reader for free from Adobe so it will open on your computer. You just cant modify it unless you buy the full version. Either way if you can open it, you should be able to print it. The problem sounds more like your printer and it’s driver than anything else. Get online and see if there are any updates for your printer.

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