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How to Stop Word for Mac from Printing Document Properties
Question details
The user wants to prevent Word for Mac from automatically printing an extra summary or document properties page alongside their documents.
- Product
- Word for Mac
- Device & OS
- Mac
- Scenario
- Printing a standard document from Word on a macOS device.
- Observed behavior
- An extra page containing document properties and summary information is printed with every print job.
Ensure your printer is properly connected and that you have Microsoft Word open on your Mac to access the necessary application preferences.
Disable Document Properties in Print Preferences
This is the primary setting in Word for Mac that controls whether a summary page is included with your print jobs.
Word for Mac includes a specific printing preference that can force the application to print document properties automatically. Disabling this global setting will stop the extra pages from printing for all future documents.
Launch Microsoft Word on your Mac. Click on 'Word' in the top Apple menu bar, and select 'Preferences' from the dropdown menu.
In the Word Preferences window, locate the 'Output and Sharing' section and click on 'Print'.
Look for the 'Include with document' section. Uncheck the box next to 'Document Properties'.
Close the Preferences window and print a sample document to confirm that only the document content is printed without the summary sheet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Word print a document summary by default?
In certain configurations or templates, the document properties option is enabled to help users track metadata (such as author, word count, and creation date) alongside physical copies. This can be easily disabled in the application's Print Preferences.
Will disabling this setting affect Excel or PowerPoint on my Mac?
No, changing the Print Preferences in Microsoft Word will only affect documents printed from Word itself. Excel and PowerPoint have their own independent print settings.
How can I print the document properties intentionally if I need them later?
If you ever need a hard copy of the summary page, simply navigate back to Word > Preferences > Print, and check the 'Document Properties' box again before printing your document.
