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sbanning
May 19, 2022
Question

Anyone else unable to print, export, or attach documents?

  • May 19, 2022
  • 22 replies
  • 114 views

I have not been able to email out invoices, print invoices, save invoices to PDF, export anything, attach anything to QuickBooks, or even print checks.

I've spent several hours with tech support, which they went through all the steps. One tech support rep told me that QuickBooks was seeing some issues with compatibility with Microsoft, but there wasn't a solution yet.

I'm not able to run my business like this. I can't print out checks, I can't email invoices to clients. I can't even print a PAPER invoice to a mail to clients. It's been over a week. Anyone else have this issue? There are no errors, it simply does nothing when I go to do any kind of functionality that would use any Office product or PDF. Hours spent with tech support through a screen share can confirm this.

Tech support had me uninstall and reinstall everything, including Microsoft Office (that was a several hour ordeal in itself).

At this point I'm pretty much dead in the water.

22 replies

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JamaicaAQuickBooks Team
QuickBooks Team
May 19, 2022

Thanks for checking in with us, @sbanning. I’ll provide some troubleshooting steps to resolve the MS Office issue you’re experiencing.

 

I’m pleased to let you know that the issue you mentioned has been reported. Rest assured that this will be prioritized among other issues.

 

As a workaround, let’s run QuickBooks and MS Outlook as an admin. I’ll show you how:

 

  1. Close QuickBooks Desktop.
  2. Open the Windows Start menu.
  3. Type QuickBooks into the search. Then right-click the QuickBooks icon and select Open file location.
  4. In the folder, right-click the QuickBooks.exe file and select Properties.
  5. Select the Compatibility tab.
  6. Select to check the Run this program as Administrator option.
  7. Select Apply and then OK.

 

You can read this reference to learn how to fix Office application: Repair an Office application.

 

Let's also verify the email service is set up in your QuickBooks Desktop. Once done, try to create the workbook and send email in QuickBooks.

 

I'm just a post away if you have any other questions about setting up Microsoft. I'll be happy to help you further. 

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sbanningAuthor
May 19, 2022

Hi,

Both of those things were already done, several times, by tech support. It did not resolve the issue.

The email generates, although nothing is attached to the email.

I cannot print a PDF either to attach of send it after the fact outside of QuickBooks.

I cannot export any reports to excel, nothing happens. QuickBooks is simply not communicating with any Microsoft Office products. Microsoft is working without any issues outside of QuickBooks.

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Kevin_CModerator
Moderator
February 6, 2024

It says "QuickBooks can't complete the current action due to a missing component". "You can try again by exiting and restarting or download tne run the Print and PDF Repair tool"...which I did and nothing. I am able to print the invoice but not email itl.


Thanks for joining this thread, @wbelcher4. I appreciate all your time and effort in sharing the specific error message you're having in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). Let's go over some troubleshooting steps to help you email your invoice transactions seamlessly. 

 

Before we start, let me share some of the reasons that cause the QuickBooks Missing Component PDF error. variety of causes. These are the following:

 

  • A missing or damaged Adobe Reader application.
  • You're using an outdated version of the Adobe Reader program.
  • An outdated version of the QuickBooks application.
  • Microsoft XPS Document Writer is turned off in Windows settings.

 

To start, please make sure that your QBDT is up-to-date. This way, you'll always have the latest features and fixes. Once done, let's run the QuickBooks Print & Print Repair Tool from the QuickBooks Tool Hub to resolve issues on your company file. Here's how:

 

  1. Download and install the latest QuickBooks Tool Hub.
  2. Open the file you downloaded and follow the onscreen instructions to install and agree to the terms and conditions.
  3. Once installed, tap the QuickBooks Tool Hub icon to open.
  4. In the QuickBooks Tools Hub, select Program Problems.
  5. Click QuickBooks PDF & Print Repair Tool.
  6. Once completed, start orienting, emailing, or saving your invoices as a PDF from QBDT again.

 

If the issue persists, restart your computer and then try again. If this doesn't fix the issue, reset your temp folder permissions. Here's how:

 

  1. Press the Windows key + R to open the RUN command.
  2. Type %TEMP% and press Enter.
  3. Right-click an empty area of the temp folder, and select Properties.
  4. Select Security.
  5. Make sure all user names and groups in Security have Full Control.
  6. Once the permissions have been set to Full Control, save as a PDF again in QuickBooks.

 

Finally, confirm if you can print to your XPS (only for Save as PDF and Email issues). See the steps below:

 

  1. Open Notepad and type something on it.
  2. Go to File, then select Print.
  3. Choose the XPS Document Writer and click Print.
  4. Type a filename and save it to your desktop.
  5. Navigate to your desktop and see if you can view the XPS document you printed from notepad.

 

Furthermore, you'll want to follow Solutions 3 and 4 of this article if the problem continues: Fix PDF and Print problems with QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Please know you can always reach out to me for all of your QuickBooks concerns. I want to make sure that you're able to get this resolved as soon as possible. Have a good one!

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QCrazyinOK
May 22, 2024

Over the last 3 months or so, I have started having a LOT of trouble with QB in that it doesn't allow me to use most of my other programs while in QB. Use of any of the following require me to close QB! Imagine. My IT professional says he has several other clients experiencing the same.  HHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPP!

  1. Excel
  2. MS Email
  3. Adobe
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jeanbiverly_
May 22, 2024

This isn't the experience we want you to have. Let us make it up to you by helping you resolve this issue.

 

To do this, we'll use the QuickBooks (QB) Tool Hub, which can help fix errors and issues such as:

 

  • 6123
  • H202
  • Company file issues
  • Install issues or errors
  • Networking errors
  • PDF and printing errors
  • QuickBooks crashing

 

You can follow these steps to download and install it:

 

  1. Close QB.
  2. Download the latest version (1.6.0.5) of QB Tool Hub. Save the file where it can be easily accessed.
  3. Open the downloaded file (QuickBooksToolHub.exe).
  4. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to install and agree to the terms and conditions.
  5. Once the installation is complete, double-click the icon on your Windows desktop to open it.

 

To learn how to use the tools, refer to the Step 2 section of this article: Fix common problems and errors with the QuickBooks Desktop Tool Hub.

 

If the issue persists, we recommend contacting our support team.

 

In case you want to export reports to Excel from QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), check out this article for more guidance: Export reports as Excel workbooks in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Let me know if you have any other QBDT-related concerns. I'll circle back or someone from the Community is ready to assist you. Keep safe!

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NPC2024
September 30, 2024

If you don't see the Microsoft XPS Document Writer as a printer object on your computer,  simply rename the "Microsoft Print to PDF" printer object to "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" and call it a day.

 

Cheers

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ReginaC61
May 20, 2026

Last week when I tried to print invoices or checks or save the invoices to PDF, I had this problem.  I have done all the obvious things to try to fix it to no avail.  Sounds as if I am not alone.

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Aldren18QuickBooks Team
QuickBooks Team
May 20, 2026

We value the effort you’ve already put into resolving this and understand the importance of this feature. Could you please share which troubleshooting steps you’ve already tried so far? This will help us suggest the most appropriate fix and avoid repeating steps you’ve already completed.

 

In the meantime, if you haven’t yet reviewed the steps in this article, please take a look here: Troubleshoot PDF and print problems in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

I look forward to your response so we can work toward resolving this print issue.

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ReginaC61
May 21, 2026

I downloaded the latest version of the Tool Hub and ran the diagnostics, restarted my computer.  That didn't work.  I made sure the XPS Writer was an option on my computer.  It was so that wasn't the problem.  I tried several other things suggested and restarted my computer.  Still nothing.  QB says there is a component missing.  It had been working fine until last week when I tried to do my payroll and billing.

 

  

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