Printer Won't Print ( Print A Test Page)

Open the start menu and select Printers And Faxes. Locate your printer's icon and double click it. In the resulting display (print queue window), look for your document in the list. See if there are other jobs ahead of the job you're printing. If so, select Cancel All Documents from the printer menu and try to print the job again. If there are no jobs ahead of the one in question, check the status. If it is paused, click the listing, and from the Document menu, select Resume. I you do not see your document listed in the print queue, print it again.

Watch your printer for changes in status lights (flashing in common) or the message display, noting changes or messages you see. If you see changes in the printer's status lights or message indicator, it generally means Windows is communicating with the printer.

If Windows issues an error message (other than the standard "this document failed to print" balloon) when you print, write it down and skip to the error message but the document does not print, check the status in the print queue window again. If there is no status, or it shows as Spooling or Printing, the file may be very very complex and may need more time to process, so wait a few minutes before you cancel the job.

If the status is Error Printing, the document has failed to print. Select the job in the print queue window and select Cancel from the Document menu. Check your printer's documentation to identify and resolve problems signaled by the lights or messages you recorded, such as paper jam, an out of paper, or ink condition or some other printer based problem. If you see no printer status changes or error messages and the document does not print, cancel the print job, right click your printer's icon and select Properties. On the General tab, click Print Test Pages check the ability of the printer to reproduce basic text and graphics and provide information on the printer's driver ( a program that acts as a translator between the PC and the printer).