Why does my printer keep skipping lines? -

So the printer i have is an HP Photosmart C4480 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier and whenever i print a paper, or anything that has words, it totally skips lines, cuts them off and all that. I did the printer tests, and they come out fine, i printed pictures, that s fine, but it s only with words. I ve only used it a couple times, and i just got it like, a couple months ago. I used to have no problem with it until about a month ago.

So what has changed with this printer since a month ago when it worked fine? Anything? Have you changed computers? Or changed software (like maybe went from XP to Vista)? What software is it that isn t printing correctly? It sounds on the surface like there is a driver issue between the software you re printing from or else the OS and the printer. Without more information from you, I d recommend downloading the latest driver for your OS (OS = operating system and operating system = XP or Vista) to see if this clears your problem up.

Make sure the correct paper size is selected. Also check a print preview on the computer (in Microsoft Word 2003 and before): File then Print Preview if that has the lines missing then the computer is the problem try another word processor program or contact your word processors manufacturer. If the words are visible print the document, if they are missing go to printers and faxes then right click your printer then select properties then select print test page if that has a problem then click troubleshoot and follow directions or contact HP, if the test page is fine contact HP and tell them the problem but also inform them that a test page is fine.