Cannot print documents in black with Word 2010!

[AlkaiserNeo]

Ok. I am having a rather annoying issue with printing Word documents in black ink in Word 2010. Word 2007 DOES NOT have this problem. I have an HP Deskjet F2480 printer if that helps.

It is printing everything out in GREEN rather than black, like it's supposed to. I even set it to print in grayscale only and still it prints in green. It only gives me the option of printing in High Quality when I choose grayscale in Word 2010. In Word 2007, when I select grayscale, it gives me two options: Black Ink Only and High Quality.

I've even tried uninstalling the printer from device manager and letting it reinstall automatically. I am baffled, bewildered, and out of options... What the heck is going on here?

[Steve R Jones]

Does it happen to every NEW word doc or just some that were already created?

[AlkaiserNeo]

I just created a brand new document Word 2010, and it's still printing out in green. The file extension doesn't matter.

[Steve R Jones]

Does it happen with other applications?
Are you using Genuine HP cartridges?

Have you tried different ink cartridges?

[nemowolf]

Just kinda curious, have you tried setting the font color in word from auto to black to see if that corrects the problem?