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1267556 2012-03-30 06:06:00 do you need any software to be able to print from a tablet? I have a canon printer plugged into a print server/switch that I can print to from all my other computers and would like to be able to use the tablet for printing as well gary67 (56)
1267557 2012-03-30 06:54:00 There are ways to do it, but generally not user friendly. If you have a cloud print enabled printer or a PC running google chrome & configured to share the printer over cloud print then you can print from the browser (not app) versions of Google products. There are also a lot of 3rd party solutions similar to cloud print, but I haven't tried any of them. Greven (91)
1267558 2012-03-30 07:04:00 Theres a pay app that works with network printers, I think it was called printbot. You can install it for free and try it out for a few prints to see if it does what you want before it requires payment. I had it working on my phone to a printer at work but saw no need for it and deleted the app. have a look on the app store. dugimodo (138)
1267559 2012-03-30 07:27:00 Don't they have some email printing apps. The printer attached to computer with the server side software in readiness to receive the email ... I read that some HP printers the newer ones support it so Smartphones can print off them - but those don't need computer cos they connect to the wireless router and might be registered to an email address ... Nomad (952)
1267560 2012-03-30 07:37:00 I can print from my Transformer ok. Wireless network, and Droid finds printer just fine through printer IP. I haven't tried printing email though, just Google Docs.

LL
lakewoodlady (103)
1267561 2012-03-30 07:48:00 Does android support airprint (What apple uses) I thought it had gone cross platform? psycik (12851)
1267562 2012-03-30 07:51:00 Does android support airprint (What apple uses) I thought it had gone cross platform? No, air print and AirPlay are apples version of DLNA, the main difference is that apple kept to a standard and DLNA has been butchered plod (107)
1267563 2012-03-30 08:02:00 I can print from my Transformer ok. Wireless network, and Droid finds printer just fine through printer IP. I haven't tried printing email though, just Google Docs.

LL
Ok will have a try doing it this way, I have king office on the Android and while I doubt I would need to print things very often I would like the have the choice available
gary67 (56)
1267564 2012-03-30 08:36:00 No, air print and AirPlay are apples version of DLNA, the main difference is that apple kept to a standard and DLNA has been butchered

That's not like Apple at all.
Greven (91)
1267565 2012-03-30 18:58:00 That's not like Apple at all.

Whether you agree with it or not, manufacturers are supporting it, so it's an easy way of printing. Which the OP was asking for
psycik (12851)
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