没有什么比仔细编译您的工作并按下打印更令人沮丧的了,只是让您的打印机随机产生空白。打印机可能是新的或工作状况良好,但打印输出为空白或缺墨。
虽然空墨盒是导致此问题的常见原因,但并非总是如此。您可以用新墨盒更换打印机的墨盒,但仍会遇到同样的问题。(printer’s ink cartridges)
在本指南中,我们将了解您的打印机打印空白页的其他一些可能原因以及如何解决这些问题。
为什么我的打印机打印空白页?(Why Is My Printer Printing Blank Pages?)
如果您检查过墨盒并且它们仍有足够的墨水可以打印,那么您的打印机可能仍会随机产生空白。您仍然得到空白打印输出的一些原因包括:
- 拥塞的喷嘴
- 墨盒安装不当
- 墨盒从正确的位置脱落
- 驱动程序和软件问题
- 纸张尺寸错误
- (Blank)您正在打印的文档中的空白页
如果您尝试打印Excel文档并且打印输出为空白,则可能会在多种情况下发生此行为,包括:
- 您尝试打印的页面上的单元格出现错误
- 选择打印为空白的错误
- 页面上的数据仅存在于格式为空白的单元格中
- (Worksheet contains hidden columns)工作表包含带有手动分页符的隐藏列
- 工作表(Worksheet)包含意外区域中的绘图对象
- 在任何包含数据的页面之前完全空白页面,打印为空白
当您的打印机打印空白页时该怎么办(What to Do When Your Printer Is Printing Blank Pages)
无论问题的原因是什么,我们都会为您提供一些解决方案,您可以尝试阻止打印机打印空白页。
初步检查(Preliminary Checks)
- 将打印机放在平坦、稳定的表面上,因为任何轻微的倾斜都会导致打印问题。
- 如果墨水不足,请更换(Replace)旧墨盒。确保您的打印机使用的是原装墨水或碳粉耗材。
- 将墨盒安装到打印机中时,请确保已撕下墨盒上的胶带。
- 打印喷嘴检查图案或测试页以检查喷嘴是否堵塞。使用打印头喷嘴 检查(Print Head Nozzle Check)您的打印机是否有该选项,并在必要时清洁打印头。
- 检查您使用的打印纸是否符合打印机的规格。例如,某些打印机不支持牛皮纸或透明纸。
- 确保您的文档具有正确的纸张尺寸、方向、布局和其他打印设置。
选择跳过空白页 (Select Skip Blank Page )
确保(Make)您尝试打印的文档中没有空白页。您可以使用打印预览(Print Preview)功能检查任何空白页并在打印前将其删除。或者,在您的打印机软件中选择跳过空白页。(Skip Blank Page)
- 在 Windows 10 中,选择开始(Start)>设置(Settings)>设备(Devices)>打印机和扫描仪(Printers & Scanners)。
- 选择您的打印机,然后选择管理(Manage)>打印首选项(Printing Preferences),然后选择跳过空白页(Skip Blank Page)。
- 在 Mac 上,选择菜单(menu)>系统偏好设置(System Preferences)>打印机和扫描仪(Printers & Scanners)>选项和耗材(Options & Supplies)。
- 选择Driver或Options 选项(Options)卡,然后将Skip Blank Page设置为On。
重新启动打印机(Restart the Printer)
对于大多数设备,重新启动通常可以解决小故障,因此您可以尝试重新启动打印机并检查空白打印输出问题是否消失。打开打印机,取出两个墨盒,然后从打印机上拔下电源线和其他电缆。
10-15 分钟后,将电源线和其他电缆重新插入打印机,重新安装两个墨盒,打开打印机并打印测试页。
校准打印机(Align the Printer)
如果您刚刚更换了旧墨盒,则必须校准它们并校准打印机。这样,墨盒就不会错位并导致空白打印输出或错位文本。
对于本指南,我们使用的是 HP 打印机,因此步骤可能会因您的打印机型号而异。
- 打开您的打印机,装入一些纸张,然后访问HP 解决方案中心(HP Solution Center)。选择设置(Settings )>打印设置( Print Settings)。
- 接下来,选择打印机工具箱(Printer Toolbox)。
在打印机工具箱(Printer Toolbox)窗口中,选择设备服务下的(Device Services)校准(Align)打印墨盒,然后选择校准(Align)。按照屏幕上的说明完成该过程。
运行 Windows 打印机疑难解答(Run the Windows Printer Troubleshooter)
如果您仍然得到空白打印输出,您可以使用内置的打印机疑难解答实用程序来自动检测和解决打印机问题。
- 右键单击开始(Start)>设置(Settings)>更新和安全(Update & Security)。
- 选择疑难解答(Troubleshoot)>其他疑难解答(Additional Troubleshooters),然后在启动并运行(Get up and running)部分下选择打印机。(Printer)
- 接下来,选择运行疑难解答(Run the troubleshooter)开始。
更新打印机驱动程序(Update the Printer Driver)
打印机(Printer)驱动程序问题也可能导致您的打印机打印空白页。
要解决此问题,您可能需要更新打印机驱动程序或卸载并重新安装(uninstall and reinstall)它以获取最新版本的驱动程序。您可以通过访问设备制造商的官方页面并下载可用的驱动程序更新来更新打印机的驱动程序。
您还可以通过Windows 10中的设备管理器(Device Manager)更新您的打印机驱动程序。
- 右键单击开始(Start )>设备管理器(Device Manager)并选择打印队列(Print queue )部分以展开它。
- 右键单击您的打印机名称(printer’s name),然后选择更新驱动程序(Update driver)。
- 选择自动搜索更新的驱动程序软件(Search automatically for updated driver software)。
以备份模式打印(Print in Backup Mode)
如果您已完成上述所有步骤,但仍然得到空白打印输出,您可以尝试在备份模式下打印。当您的打印机有两个墨盒时,此解决方法很有用,这样您就可以取出有问题的墨盒并使用剩余的墨盒进行打印。例如,您可以取出黑色墨盒并使用剩余的彩色墨盒进行打印。
停止仅打印数据(Stop Printing Only Data)
有时您可能会在打印预览(Print Preview)模式下正常看到您的文档,但您会得到空白打印输出或页面包含数据而没有其他内容。在这种情况下,您可能启用了仅打印表单中的数据( Print only the data from a form)选项。
- 要取消选中此选项,请选择文件(File)>选项(Options)>高级(Advanced)。
- 向下滚动到Print并取消选中(Print )Print only the data from a form旁边的框。选择确定(OK)并尝试再次打印您的文档。
直接打印到打印机(Print Directly to the Printer)
默认情况下,在您的打印机上选择“假脱机”打印文档,以便程序更快地完成打印选项。(Spool prints documents so the program finishes printing faster)这可能是您得到空白打印输出的原因,但您可以取消选中该选项并选择直接打印到打印机。
- 打开控制面板(Control Panel)并选择硬件和声音(Hardware and Sound)。
- 选择设备和打印机(Devices and Printers)。
- 右键单击您的打印机,选择属性(Properties)>高级(Advanced)选项卡。选中直接打印到打印机(Print directly to the printer)旁边的框,然后再次尝试打印您的文档。
为什么我的打印机在 Excel 中打印空白页?(Why Is My Printer Printing Blank Pages in Excel?)
如果您在Excel文档中遇到同样的问题,请尝试以下解决方法。
使用快捷方式查找具有返回空白值的公式的单元格(Use a Shortcut to Find Cells with Formulas that Return Blank Values)
如果您的工作表在打印出来时仍然是空白的,请检查是否有公式将空白值返回到一个或多个单元格。按键盘上的CTRL + ~键以查看工作表上的所有公式。如果您看到任何空白值公式,请删除您不需要的公式并再次尝试打印。
设置要打印的特定区域(Set a Specific Area to Print)
您还可以在工作表上设置打印选择,以便打印特定范围。如果您未设置特定区域进行打印,则可能会意外打印完全空白的页面。
Excel打印出以打印预览(Print Preview)模式显示的单元格。如果您仍然得到空白打印输出,则很可能您有一行或一列超出了打印预览(Print Preview)边界。
Excel会将其视为需要打印以将填充的单元格链接在一起的几个空白页。您可以选择“页面布局”(Page Layout) > “边距(Margins )” > “窄(Narrow )”来缩小边距,使其适合打印预览(Print Preview)边界或设置要打印的特定区域。
- 选择文件(File)>打印(Print)。
- 在设置(Settings)下拉菜单下,选择打印选择(Print Selection)。
- 选择要打印的页面范围,然后选择打印(Print)。
再次正常打印文档(Print Documents Normally Again)
我们希望这些解决方案之一可以帮助您修复打印机打印空白页。
如果打印问题仍然存在,请联系您的打印机制造商的客户支持并在保修仍然有效的情况下安排维修或更换。
我们已经介绍了如何对 Windows 10 中的常见打印机问题进行故障排除(how to troubleshoot common printer problems in Windows 10),但如果您使用的是无线打印机,请参阅我们的关于如何排除 WiFi 打印机故障(how to troubleshoot WiFi printers)的指南。
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Why Is My Printer Printing Blank Pages and How To Fix It?
Nothing can be more frustrating than carefully compiling your work and pressing print, only for your printer to randomlу produce blanks. The printer may be new or in good working condition, but the printout is blаnk or missіng ink.
While an empty ink cartridge is a common reason for this problem, it’s not always the case. You may replace your printer’s ink cartridges with new ones and still encounter the same problem.
In this guide, we’ll look at some other possible reasons why your printer is printing blank pages and how you can resolve them.
Why Is My Printer Printing Blank Pages?
If you’ve checked your ink cartridges and they still have enough ink to print, chances are that your printer might still randomly produce blanks. Some of the reasons why you still get blank printouts include:
- Congested nozzles
- Improper cartridge installation
- Cartridges dislodged from their proper place
- Driver and software issues
- Wrong paper size
- Blank pages in the document you’re printing
If you’re trying to print an Excel document and you’re getting blank printouts, there are several conditions in which this behavior can occur including:
- An error on a cell on the page you’re trying to print
- Errors selected to print as blank
- Data on a page is only in cells formatted in such a way that they’re blank
- Worksheet contains hidden columns with manual page breaks
- Worksheet contains drawing objects in unexpected areas
- Completely blank pages ahead of any pages containing data, which print as blank
What to Do When Your Printer Is Printing Blank Pages
No matter the cause of the problem, we’ll give you some solutions you can try to stop your printer from printing blank pages.
Preliminary Checks
- Place your printer on a flat, stable surface as any slight tilt can lead to printing issues.
- Replace the old ink cartridge if it’s low on ink. Make sure you’re using genuine ink or toner supplies for your printer.
- Ensure that you have removed the tape from your ink cartridge when installing it in your printer.
- Print a nozzle check pattern or test page to check whether the nozzles may be clogged. Use the Print Head Nozzle Check if your printer has that option and clean the print head if necessary.
- Check that the printing paper you’re using fulfills the printer’s specifications. For example, vellum or transparent paper isn’t supported by some printers.
- Ensure that your document has the correct paper size, orientation, layout and other printing settings.
Select Skip Blank Page
Make sure there’s no blank page in the document you’re trying to print. You can use the Print Preview function to check for any blank pages and remove them before printing. Alternatively, select Skip Blank Page in your printer software.
- In Windows 10, select Start > Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners.
- Select your printer and then select Manage > Printing Preferences and then select Skip Blank Page.
- On your Mac, select menu > System Preferences > Printers & Scanners > Options & Supplies.
- Select the Driver or Options tab and then set Skip Blank Page to On.
Restart the Printer
For most devices, a restart usually resolves minor glitches so you can try and restart your printer and check if the blank printout issue goes away. Open your printer, remove both cartridges and unplug the power cord plus other cables from the printer.
After 10-15 minutes, plug the power cord and other cables back into the printer, reinstall both cartridges, switch the printer on and print a test page.
Align the Printer
If you just replaced your old ink cartridges, it’s imperative that you align them and calibrate the printer. This way, the cartridges won’t become misaligned and cause blank printouts or misaligned text.
For this guide, we’re using a HP printer so the steps may differ depending on your printer model.
- Turn on your printer, load some paper and go to the HP Solution Center. Select Settings > Print Settings.
- Next, select Printer Toolbox.
In the Printer Toolbox window, select Align the print cartridges under Device Services and then select Align. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
Run the Windows Printer Troubleshooter
If you’re still getting blank printouts, you can use the built-in printer troubleshooter utility to automatically detect and resolve printer issues.
- Right-click Start > Settings > Update & Security.
- Select Troubleshoot > Additional Troubleshooters and then select Printer under the Get up and running section.
- Next, select Run the troubleshooter to begin.
Update the Printer Driver
Printer driver issues may also cause your printer to print blank pages.
To resolve this, you may need to update the printer driver or uninstall and reinstall it back so as to get the newest version of the driver. You can update your printer’s drivers by visiting the device manufacturer’s official page and downloading the available driver updates.
You can also update your printer driver via the Device Manager in Windows 10.
- Right-click Start > Device Manager and select the Print queue section to expand it.
- Right-click your printer’s name and select Update driver.
- Select Search automatically for updated driver software.
Print in Backup Mode
If you’ve completed all the preceding steps and you’re still getting blank printouts, you can try to print in backup mode. This workaround is useful when your printer has two cartridges such that you can remove the problem cartridge and print with the remaining one. For instance, you can remove the black cartridge and print with the remaining color cartridge.
Stop Printing Only Data
Sometimes you may see your document normally in Print Preview mode, but you get blank printouts or the pages contain data and nothing else. In such cases, you may have enabled the Print only the data from a form option.
- To uncheck this option, select File > Options > Advanced.
- Scroll down to Print and uncheck the box next to Print only the data from a form. Select OK and try to print your document again.
Print Directly to the Printer
By default, the Spool prints documents so the program finishes printing faster option is selected on your printer. This may be the reason you’re getting blank printouts, but you can uncheck the option and choose to print directly to the printer.
- Open Control Panel and select Hardware and Sound.
- Select Devices and Printers.
- Right-click your printer, select Properties > Advanced tab. Check the box next to Print directly to the printer and try printing your document again.
Why Is My Printer Printing Blank Pages in Excel?
If you’re having the same issue on Excel documents, try the following workarounds.
Use a Shortcut to Find Cells with Formulas that Return Blank Values
If your worksheet is still blank when printing it out, check whether there are formulas returning a blank value to a cell or cells. Press CTRL + ~ keys on your keyboard to see all the formulas on your worksheet. If you see any blank value formulas, delete the ones you don’t need and try to print again.
Set a Specific Area to Print
You can also set a printing selection on your worksheet so that you print a specific range. If you don’t set a specific area to print, pages that are completely blank may be unexpectedly printed.
Excel prints out cells shown in Print Preview mode. If you’re still getting blank printouts, chances are that you have a row or column that’s stretching past the Print Preview boundary.
Excel would see this as several blank pages that need to be printed to link the filled cells together. You can select Page Layout > Margins > Narrow to reduce the margins so they fit within the Print Preview boundary or set a specific area to print.
- Select File > Print.
- Under the Settings dropdown, select Print Selection.
- Select the range of pages you want to print and then select Print.
Print Documents Normally Again
We hope one of these solutions helped you fix the printer printing blank pages.
If the printing problem persists, contact your printer manufacturer’s customer support and schedule a repair or replacement if the warranty is still valid.
We’ve covered how to troubleshoot common printer problems in Windows 10, but if you’re using a wireless printer, turn to our guide on how to troubleshoot WiFi printers.
Let us know what worked for you by leaving a comment below.