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The characters in an equation are not printed when you print a Word 2007 document on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computer

The characters in an equation are not printed when you

print a Word 2007 document on a Windows XP-based
or Windows Server 2003-based computer

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SYMPTOMS
When you print a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document that contains an equation, the equation does not print, or the characters
in the equation are not printed.
This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:
There is a bitmap on the same page as the equation.
The 2007 Microsoft Office system is installed on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computer.
The Complex Script support files are not installed.

WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, install the Complex Script support files. To do this, follow these steps:
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Click Start, and then click Run

Type intl.cpl, and then click OK.
Click the Languages tab.
Under Supplemental language support, click to select the Install files for complex script and right-to-left
languages (including Thai) check box.
5. When you receive the following message, click OK to close the message:
You chose to install the Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Indic, Thai and Vietnamese language files. This
will require 10 MB or more of available disk space. The files will be installed after you click OK or Apply on the
Regional and Language Options dialog box.
6. Click OK to close the Regional and Language Options dialog box.

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Article ID: 960985 - Last Review: February 13, 2009 - Revision: 1.0
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