How do I get a clean print?

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I've created a document with Word for Mac 2011. The document prints beautifully from Word. However the saved PDF prints in a way that the colours are lighter where my text boxes are situated. So I thought I needed to get the PDF Pack and convert my Word document that way and this is what I did. I've converted my document and printed it. Although the print quality is quite a bit better than when I printed the saved PDF from Word, the color is still lighter where the text boxes are. What do I need to do to get a good print where my colors are uniform as it should? I would much appreciate help with this. Thank you in advance!