Try to print a file but 'Save as ...' window pops up

When you click the Print button in attempt to print a file but instead of printing the file Windows display the Save as... pop up window, check that:

(a) The printer is turned ON

(b) Default printer is set. To check this,

     Click Start, Devices and Printers and see if the printer is marked with green check sign.

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Save Excel 2010 file in Excel 2003 format

When the default preference is to save all Excel 2010 workbook in file format of Excel 2003, change the ‘Save files in this format:’ on the Save sheet options, to Excel 97-2003.
File extension of Excel 2003 is *.xls
File extension of Excel 2010 is *.xslx

Click File TAB, Options, Save, Select the preferred format in the ‘Save files in this format:’ field.

Save Word 2010 document in Word 2003 format

When the default preference is to save all Word 2010 documents in file format of Word 2003, change the ‘Save files in this format:’ on the Save sheet options, to Word 97-2003.
File extension of Word 2003 is *.doc
File extension of Word 2010 is *.docx

Click File TAB, Options, Save, Select the preferred format in the ‘Save files in this format:’ field.