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Moombas
Moombas
Level 4.4: KitKat
February 19, 2024
Question

Not able to print from Google Docs

  • February 19, 2024
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Hi all,

 

we provided Google docs, sheets and slides to our devices.

We set managed app config (allow of using printing api and usage without Google account).

We noticed now that printing is possible on sheets and slides but not on docs.

Is there any known issue rgarding this? I mean I'm a bit confused because it works from the other two.

 

Maybe @Lizzie and @ReeceK you kno more about that or can ask internally?

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ReeceK
ReeceK
Level 3.0: Honeycomb
February 19, 2024

Hi @Moombas 

 

I hope you're having a great Monday!

 

I wanted to double-check with you: Have you successfully printed via Google Docs before? Also, have you checked with your colleagues to see if this is a problem specific to you or if it's affecting others in the company as well?

 

Thanks, Reece

Moombas
MoombasAuthor
Level 4.4: KitKat
February 19, 2024

Hi ReeceK,

we tested on several devices (my test device and even devices out in production).

All look the same. Sheet and slides are fine but docs doesn't show up this option on the devices.

Moombas
MoombasAuthor
Level 4.4: KitKat
April 12, 2024

Hi @Moombas ,

 

Happy Friday!

 

Your insights got me thinking: 

  • Do you suspect any unique settings or configurations on managed devices causing the compatibility mode issue with Google Docs?

  • Could differences in Google Docs versions between your private and managed devices be playing a role here?

  • Just to confirm, you mentioned the issue doesn't arise with Google Sheets, correct?

Lastly, despite having to include a normal account, are you able to print now? 😅

 

Thanks for getting back to me on this.
Reece


@ReeceK I unmarked my prior post from being a solution as it's not.

The issue more likely seem to be that sheets and presentations allow to print xlsx and pptx files created by Microsoft Office but docs doesn't allow it for docx created by Microsoft office.

So in my opinion this is an app issue (somehow) independent from managing a device even i have more possibilitys inside the app if it's unmanaged.

 

So, my request is more: Get it fixed, that i can print docx documents from Google docs which are originally from Microsoft Office and not transformed into a Google docs (or even back) which is the case for the other 2 mentioned Google apps.

 

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