I'm not sure if this is an M1 thing or a Big Sur thing. I just discovered that Office 365 - using Word, no longer prints background images. I also could print a simple label address.
Even saving as a PDF omits the background images and addresses.
Big Sur 11.1 is up to date.
Word 16.45 is up to date.
Microsoft says that Office 365 is running natively.
Anyone else having this issue?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1
Toggle the printing preference off and on a couple of times and then reboot and check.
If that doesn't do it boot into Safe Mode by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Open Preferences for Word and Select Print.
Check the option to print background colors and images.
I have the same problem and printing preference doesn't seem to fix the issue. None of my previously used templates print correctly on my M1.
Microsoft support actually helped me out. My solution was to check the include "Drawing Objects" box is referenced in the screenshot further up this thread. Fixed my issue.
Printing MS Office from MacBook Pro
