How to: Print a Word document on a computer that is not running Word.
Solution:
Print the Word document to a file and save that file to a disk. When
Word prints to a file, it stores all the commands necessary for a
printer to format a document.
1) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Print...'. (The Print dialog box appears.)
2) Click 'Printer...'. (The Print Setup dialog box will appear.)
3) From the 'Printers' list box, select the printer that will be used to print the document.
NOTE: If the desired printer is not listed, install the required printer driver.
4) Click 'Set as Default Printer'.
5) Click 'Close'.
6) Select the 'Print to File' check box.
7) Click 'OK'. (The Print to File dialog box appears.)
8) Type the name of the document in the 'Output File Name' text box.
NOTE: File must have a .PRN extension.
Print to File dialog box
9) (Optional) To save the document to a directory that is different from the default directory, select a new directory by double-clicking on the desired folders in the 'Directories' box.
10) (Optional) To save the file on a drive that is different from the default drive, open the 'Drives' drop-down list box and select the desired drive.
11) Click 'OK'.
12) Transfer the file to another computer:
a) Copy the new .PRN file to a diskette.
b) Remove the diskette and insert in another computer.
13) Copy the .PRN file to the computer's printer port (usually LPT1).
EXAMPLE: With a diskette in drive A: and a file named MYFILE.PRN, type the following at the DOS prompt:
COPY A:\MYFILE.PRN > LPT1
(The file should print if the printer port is correct.)
