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FIXED: The Document Could Not Be Printed [Adobe Acrobat]

Fix Adobe bugs and print documents in just a few clicks

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Adobe’s forum includes posts about aThis document could not be printederror that pops up for some users. That error message pops up for Adobe Acrobat users when they try to print PDF documents.

Consequently, the users can’t print any Portable Document Format with the software. This is how Acrobat users can fix theThis document could not be printederror.

Why is Adobe saying the document could not be printed?

Before we attempt to fix the issue, we have to rule out what’s causing it. Here are some of the most common culprits:

How do you fix the document that could not be printed?

1. Reinstall Adobe Acrobat

If you are unable to print PDF documents, your currentAdobe Acrobat Readermight be corrupted. The easiest way to fix this issue is by reinstalling the software altogether.

By doing so, you not only fix your printing situation, but you also benefit from the latest enhancements and newest features that come with the Reader’s most recent version.

Long story short, that’s your chance to easily convert web pages and Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to PDFs and compress them for a smaller size.

Even more, you can scan and print to PDF, split, merge and compare PDF files, or even edit them (manage data in scanned tables, rearrange, delete and rotate pages in a PDF).

2. Update the printer driver

The document could not be printederror could be due to an outdated or corrupted printer driver. If so, updating the printer driver will probably resolve the issue.

The simplest way to install, update, or fix a third-party driver is to use a dedicated tool such asOutbyte Driver Updaterto do the job for you.

Without such a tool, you would have to manually go to each manufacturer’s website and download each driver separately.

Unfortunately, this leaves room for errors such as downloading the wrong drivers, or not getting the latest one yet.

However, those will just be a problem of the past if you use Outbyte Driver Updater since all of the above will be done automatically by the program.

Outbyte Driver Updater

3. Select the Print as Image option

Some Acrobat users have confirmed that selecting thePrint As Imageoption fixes theAn error occurred while printing the documenterror. A PDF document might contain images and fonts that can’t be rendered.

SelectingPrint As Imageprints the PDF as a rasterized image of the document instead. Acrobat users can select thePrint As Imagesetting as described above.

4. Remove documents from the print queue

There might be some documents stuck in the printer queue. If so, emptying the print queue could help if Adobe cannot print documents. Follow the guidelines above to clear the print queue in Windows 10.

5. Turn off PDF/A View Mode

Turning PDF/A View Mode off has fixed thedocument could not be printederror for some Acrobat users, so be sure to try it.

6. Open the document in Google Chrome or alternative PDF software

This resolution is more of a workaround than a fix. Remember that you can print the PDF from alternative software.

So, try opening the document in Google Chrome or another browser that supports the PDF format.

To do that, right-click the PDF file you need to print and selectOpen with>Google Chrome. That will open the PDF in Chrome. Then users can click thePrintbutton to print out the document.

Alternatively, users can print from alternative PDF software. Foxit Reader, PDF Annotation Lite, and Xodo are three notable alternatives to Adobe Acrobat.

Click theFree Foxit Reader Downloadbutton onFoxit’s websiteto save the installer for that software. Then open the Foxit Reader’s setup wizard to add the software to Windows.

This is a workaround, but it could fixAn error occurred while printing the documentmessage, so feel free to try it.

7. Convert the PDF to a DOCX document

Acrobat users can also convert the PDFs they need to print to Word DOCX documents. Then users can open the documents in MS Word, or other word processors, to print them.

This is a workaround, and you’ll have to repeat it for every affected document, but it’s still useful if Adobe cannot print the document.

Those are some of the best resolutions for fixing this error.

Let us know which one of the solutions enlisted solvedThe document could not be printederror for you in the comments section below.

FIXED: The Document Could Not Be Printed [Adobe Acrobat]#

Why is Adobe saying the document could not be printed?#

How do you fix the document that could not be printed?#

1. Reinstall Adobe Acrobat#

2. Update the printer driver#

Outbyte Driver Updater#

3. Select the Print as Image option#

4. Remove documents from the print queue#

5. Turn off PDF/A View Mode#

6. Open the document in Google Chrome or alternative PDF software#

7. Convert the PDF to a DOCX document#