Black cartridge may be empty or ink jets may be clogged.  You can try
printing a black text-only document or try 'print utilities' from the
printer manufacturer if you have them, to try cleaning the ink jets.

Carol wrote:

> Why would my printer only be printing the colored words on a page and
> not the black words?
> Carol Hanson
>
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