Snow Leopard won't print graphics in Word 2008

When I updated to Snow Leopard and Office 2008, everything seemed to work perfectly, open, and run well. However, my .doc files previously created in Office X that include graphics from the draw program will print ONLY text and text boxes--no graphics. I get the same in compatibility mode (.doc), when I "save as" to DocX format, and when I try to save as a PDF--text floating in a sea of non-graphic white. I sent the file to my husband's computer running Leopard, and it prints perfectly. Similarly, if I open Word 2008 and create a fresh, native docx file with graphics, those graphics DO print. So this seems to be a Snow Leopard problem with compatibility Word files using graphic elements (nothing fancy--just flow chart stuff.) Any ideas anyone? I am a small educational publisher and do NOT relish the thought of redoing a boatload of work in another program. Help!

As near as I can tell, the printer is not the problem. I have tried three different printers, all with the most up-to-date drivers, and even tried Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro, which should bypass all of the above. The graphic elements that worked perfectly in my previous system simply disappear in Snow Leopard. My workaround is to send them to an "older" Mac NOT running Snow Leopard, then convert them to PDF files, then print from Snow Leopard, and all is well. Absolutely frosted! I have publishing deadlines to meet!

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