I can't print my excel documents on the Mac

When I try to print excel documents, there is a pause error on the printer unlike when printing .pdf files

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 17, 2023 6:30 AM

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danakayw

Community Specialist

Oct 18, 2023 7:16 AM in response to Benjamin_Masereka

Hey there Benjamin_Masereka,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We'll be happy to help. Are you able to print other pages or documents and only running into the issue in Excel?

Try these steps to work through printer issues: Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support

Take care.

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