AA> In tools, options, printing, turn Background Printing to
AA> Off.  That might help. You won't be able to use your
AA> computer until it has finished printing but on the other
AA> hand it will print straight away.
If you are running Office 95, there is plenty you can do.  You just won't be 
able to use Word while its doing foreground printing.  It seems to me that 
"background printing" in Word is not taking advantage of the multitasking 
available.  The background printing is an artifact from Windows 3.1.  If you 
set Word for foreground printing and set the printer to spool but not print 
until spooling is complete, it releases Word back to you pretty quickly and 
also prints faster than background printing in Word.
Bob
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