Hi everyone,

I keep getting a message in QuickBooks Desktop that says:

“QuickBooks detected that a component required to create PDF files is missing. This may cause issues with printing transactions, emailing forms, or saving anything as a PDF file inside of QuickBooks Desktop.”

After this message appears, I cannot save invoices, reports, estimates, statements, or purchase orders as PDF files. Sometimes I also cannot print forms or email them directly from QuickBooks.

My printer works in other programs, so I am not sure why QuickBooks is showing the QuickBooks Missing PDF Component Error. What causes this, and what steps should I try before reinstalling QuickBooks?