saving problem

[olemissteacher]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

Often when I hit 'save' the word document will not begin to save, instead on the bottom of the screen where the blue bar that portrays "saving" is replaced with a note that says "Word is connecting to the printer...". And it doesn't save at all. Also it doesn't ever do an "autorecover" on those lost documents, and it never is in the Microsoft User Data File. What should I do to keep this from happening?

 

[CyberTaz]

Word has always required the availability of a valid printer driver to work
in the first place. The appearance of that message suggests that it is
having trouble finding one. Is it possible that you have a non-existent
printer set as the default? - Unlikely, but take a look. There could be
several other reasons, so I'd try this:

1- Make sure Office, OS X and your printer driver are fully updated,

2- Run Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions,

3- Restart the Mac & launch Word

4- Go to File> Print to make sure there is a valid printer recognized

If that doesn't correct the situation post back with complete details as
well as what kind of results you get trying to print or save from other
programs as well as from Word.