Problems printing PDF from Preview

I downloaded and added text to a PDF document which I am then trying to print using a HP Envy 6032e. I am printing via the Preview app on Mac (OS Monterey 12.4). Either a blank page comes out or one bit of text. The preview in the print box shows the full document so I don't understand why it's not printing and can't tell if this is a Mac or HP issue.


I have had issues before with PDFs missing parts when printing but never before have I got a blank page out.


Any help gratefully received

Mac mini, macOS 12.4

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 12:19 PM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2022 02:10 PM

Hello, LondonNJW.


Let's start off by checking the helpful steps in this article: Print PDFs and images in Preview on Mac - Apple Support. Follow these steps:

    1. "In the Preview app  on your Mac, open a PDF or image you want to print.
    2. If you want to print multiple files, you can open them in one Preview window.
    3. To print only some of the PDF or image pages, choose View > Thumbnails, then Command-click the thumbnails for the pages you want to print.
    4. Choose File > Print.
    5. Choose any of the following print options (if you don’t see them, click Show Details):
      • To print only selected thumbnails: Select Selected Pages in Sidebar or Selected Images in Sidebar.
      • To print the same image or page multiple times on a sheet of paper: Click the “Copies per page” pop-up menu, then choose a number.
      • To print multiple pages per sheet of paper: Click the Preview pop-up menu, then choose Layout. Choose the number of pages to appear on each printed page from the Pages per Sheet pop-up menu.
      • To rotate images or pages automatically so they fill up as much of the paper as possible: Choose Auto Rotate.
      • To scale an image or page: Select Scale, then enter a percentage.
      • To fill as much of the paper as possible, select Scale to Fit, then select Print Entire Image if you don’t want the image cropped, or Fill Entire Paper if you want the image cropped to the proportions of the paper.
      • To include any notes that are visible in a PDF’s window: Select Show Notes to include them in the printout."


When those steps are completed, just click Print. If you re following those steps, and the issue persists, it would be a good next step to reach out to your printer manufacturer to check into possible causes for this behavior.


Let us know if we can help with anything else at all or if this doesn't settle your issue. Thanks and have a fabulous day!

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Sep 1, 2022 02:10 PM in response to LondonNJW

Hello, LondonNJW.


Let's start off by checking the helpful steps in this article: Print PDFs and images in Preview on Mac - Apple Support. Follow these steps:

    1. "In the Preview app  on your Mac, open a PDF or image you want to print.
    2. If you want to print multiple files, you can open them in one Preview window.
    3. To print only some of the PDF or image pages, choose View > Thumbnails, then Command-click the thumbnails for the pages you want to print.
    4. Choose File > Print.
    5. Choose any of the following print options (if you don’t see them, click Show Details):
      • To print only selected thumbnails: Select Selected Pages in Sidebar or Selected Images in Sidebar.
      • To print the same image or page multiple times on a sheet of paper: Click the “Copies per page” pop-up menu, then choose a number.
      • To print multiple pages per sheet of paper: Click the Preview pop-up menu, then choose Layout. Choose the number of pages to appear on each printed page from the Pages per Sheet pop-up menu.
      • To rotate images or pages automatically so they fill up as much of the paper as possible: Choose Auto Rotate.
      • To scale an image or page: Select Scale, then enter a percentage.
      • To fill as much of the paper as possible, select Scale to Fit, then select Print Entire Image if you don’t want the image cropped, or Fill Entire Paper if you want the image cropped to the proportions of the paper.
      • To include any notes that are visible in a PDF’s window: Select Show Notes to include them in the printout."


When those steps are completed, just click Print. If you re following those steps, and the issue persists, it would be a good next step to reach out to your printer manufacturer to check into possible causes for this behavior.


Let us know if we can help with anything else at all or if this doesn't settle your issue. Thanks and have a fabulous day!

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