--- title: "BizPrint printouts show % signs or a \"Development Mode\" watermark" description: "Find out why BizPrint printouts have words starting with % or a Development Mode watermark, and how to get normal printouts again." url: https://docs.getbizprint.com/troubleshooting/development-mode-printouts/ section: "Fix problems" last_updated: 2026-11-12 --- # BizPrint printouts show % signs or a "Development Mode" watermark Section: Fix problems > Find out why BizPrint printouts have words starting with % or a Development Mode watermark, and how to get normal printouts again. This page helps when your receipts or tickets have every word starting with a % sign, show the heading **DEVELOPMENT MODE ENABLED**, or have a **Development Mode** watermark. It is for anyone who prints with the [BizPrint desktop app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-desktop-app), whatever your orders come from: WooCommerce, Shopify, or your own app. These marks come from [Development Mode](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#development-mode), a setting in the [BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-dashboard) for testing. They are not caused by your [printer](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer), your [template](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#template), or your store. Some fixes end with a test print or with printing an order again. Before you print anything, check all of these, so you do not end up with an extra copy: 1. Look at the printer for the printout. 2. Check the order’s [print job](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job) and its [status](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job-status) in the dashboard. 3. Wait for the [station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#station) to finish anything it is still printing, whatever status the job shows. 4. Go to **WooCommerce** > **Print Manager** in WordPress, if the order came from WooCommerce. 5. Click the **Support** tab. 6. Check **Queue Status** in [**Print Job Queue**](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job-queue). 7. Wait for any pending or processing jobs to finish. Do not print an order again while its print job is still **pending**, **connecting-to-printer** or **processing**. Never place an order again or take a payment again to get a printout. ## Every word on the printout starts with % **Symptom:** The first letter of each word is replaced by a % sign, and the printout starts and ends with **DEVELOPMENT MODE ENABLED** and the line **Each word will begin with %**. The dashboard may show a banner that says **Development Mode Active**. **Cause:** Development Mode is turned on for your account. While it is on, the desktop app marks every printout so test prints cannot be mistaken for real orders. **Fix:** Turn off Development Mode: 1. Sign in to the BizPrint dashboard. 2. Click **Settings** in the menu. You can also click **Settings** in the **Development Mode Active** banner. 3. Turn off **Development Mode**. 4. Click **Save**. 5. Do the checks at the top of this page. 6. Print a new test to check that it looks normal. For WooCommerce, see [Send a test print from a BizPrint printer location in WooCommerce](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/test-print/). ## PDF printouts have a “Development Mode” watermark **Symptom:** PDF printouts have a **Development Mode** watermark on each page, and a heading that says **DEVELOPMENT MODE ENABLED**. **Cause:** Development Mode is turned on for your account. For PDF jobs, the desktop app adds a watermark instead of % signs. **Fix:** Turn off Development Mode: 1. Sign in to the BizPrint dashboard. 2. Click **Settings** in the menu. 3. Turn off **Development Mode**. 4. Click **Save**. 5. Do the checks at the top of this page. 6. Print a new test to check that it looks normal. For WooCommerce, see [Send a test print from a BizPrint printer location in WooCommerce](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/test-print/). ## A reprint still shows the % signs **Symptom:** You turned off Development Mode, but reprinting an older job still prints % signs or the watermark. **Cause:** Each print job keeps the Development Mode setting it was created with. A job created while Development Mode was on prints the same way every time it is reprinted. New jobs created after you turned the setting off print normally. **Fix:** Print the order as a new job instead of reprinting the old one: 1. Do all the checks at the top of this page, so you do not end up with an extra copy. 2. Go to **WooCommerce** > **Orders** in WordPress, if it is a WooCommerce order. 3. Click the order to open it. 4. Click **Print** in the order actions panel. 5. Untick the first location under **Select Location(s)** if you do not want it. It is ticked for you. 6. Tick each other [printer location](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer-location) you want. 7. Click **Print**. For more detail, see [Print a WooCommerce order manually with BizPrint](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/print-an-order/). For other order sources, print the order again from the store or app that created it, if it has a print option. Do not place the order again. ## Related pages - [Test printing with Development Mode in the BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/development-mode/) - [Send a test print from a BizPrint printer location in WooCommerce](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/test-print/) - [BizPrint glossary](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/) Still stuck? Contact BizPrint support at .