Maybe you could change your default printer to a local printer driver (the
printer doesn't have to exist physically).



Poobabe wrote:

Every time I open one of the Microsoft Office applications it first looks for
my printer, if it is available it opens quickly but if it isn't it looks for
up to 2 min and then tells me a printer is not available. Is there some
setting I need to change? Why are the two linked if I am not requesting to
print a document, just open it? Would love it if anyone has a resolution for
this issue.

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Dave Peterson