When you print to PDF, it creates a file of the document. Ok, this one isn’t actually printing a document directly from your Chromebook, but it is a viable option. It will allow you to print like normal to select HP printer models. If so, check out the HP Print for Chrome extension. However, if you have the right printer, you may be in luck – namely, if it’s an HP printer. Chromebooks don’t support the tens of thousands of different printer drivers out there, and the two devices can’t talk to each other. If so, you can connect it via a USB cable, but there are major caveats. There will be times when you don’t have a printer set up via Cloud Print, or your Chromebook is offline, and you still need to print. When you’re ready to print a page or document, hit Ctrl + P and choose the printer you need from the “Destination” section on the Google Print page. For full details on using either type, read our article: How to Print from a Chromebook Using Google Cloud Print. Even if you don’t have a Cloud Ready Printer, you can turn your older printer into one however, the computer it is connected to needs to be powered on, connected to a network, and have Chrome installed as it acts as the print server. If you have a fairly new printer that has been made in the past five years or so, it’s probably Google Cloud Print compatible, and setting it up is a breeze. Devices across all operating systems can’t print with Google Cloud Print. Starting January 1, 2021: Google Cloud Print won’t be supported. Google Cloud Print will be deprecated in December 2020.īefore the end of 2020: We recommend that you find another way to meet your printing needs. The company stopped supporting it in 2020. Update: The Google Cloud Print service has been discontinued.
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