Set up your printer

You lot can print from your Chromebook using nearly printers that connect to Wi-Fi or a wired network. Currently, Chromebooks don't back up Bluetooth printing.

Tips:

  • You tin connect your printer to your Chromebook with a USB cable. When you apply a cablevision, a notification appears. Follow any on-screen instructions. When your printer is connected to your Chromebook, information technology doesn't need to be connected to Wi-Fi.
  • If you're using a USB cable, you can become to Step 2.

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Step 1: Connect to the internet

Important: Your printer and Chromebook must be connected to the aforementioned network.

  1. Turn on your printer.
  2. Connect your printer to a network. If yous need assist, follow your printer manufacturer'south instructions.
  3. If yous haven't yet, plough on your Chromebook and sign in.
  4. Connect your Chromebook to the same network as your printer. Learn how to connect to Wi-Fi.

Step two: Impress a page

  1. To print the page, epitome or document you're viewing, printing Ctrl + p.
  2. Next to "Destination," select the Down arrow.
  3. SelectRun across more...
  4. Cull your printer. Tip: Some printers will automatically prove up on this list. If you don't see your printer on the listing, y'all tin can select Manage.
  5. SelectPrint.

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Scan a document

Important: Before you lot try to scan, brand sure your printer is able to exercise so.

  1. At the bottom right, select the time.
  2. Select Settings .
  3. At the bottom left, select Advanced.
  4. To open the Browse app, under "Print and scan," select Scan.
    • Alternatively, to find the Scan app, open Launcher and search for Browse.
  5. To select your scanner, under "Scan" select the down arrow menu on the right.
    • Tip: Y'all tin customize your color style, page size, resolution, and scan options under "More settings."
  6. To start your scan, select the Scan push.

Tip: Scanned files are saved to the location you lot specified in the "Scan to" option. To find your scanned files, select Prove file location. Yous can also scan documents with your Chromebook's photographic camera.

Add your printer to your Chromebook

  1. At the bottom correct, select the time.
  2. Select Settings .
  3. At the bottom, select Advanced.
  4. Under "Print and scan," select Printers.
  5. Nether "Available printers to save," next to your printer, select Save.
  6. Bank check that your printer appears at the meridian, under "Saved printers."

Fix problems setting upwards printer

You set up your printer, but it won't print

Tip: If you still tin can't impress, you may demand to update your printer's firmware. Visit your printer manufacturer's website for more than information.

Your printer won't connect to Wi-Fi

  1. Turn your printer off, then back on.
  2. Try to connect to Wi-Fi again.

If your printer still won't connect to Wi-Fi, contact your printer manufacturer for help.

Utilise the advanced setup procedure

If your printer can't be saved automatically, you can utilise the avant-garde setup process.

  1. Side by side to the printer proper noun, select Ready up.
  2. In the box that appears, choose your printer manufacturer and model.
    Tip: To detect this info, look at the label on your printer.
  3. Select Add together.
  4. Check that your printer appears at the summit, under "Saved printers."

If your printer doesn't appear in the manufacturer or model drop-down menus, Chromebook may non support your printer. You tin endeavor to apply a "Generic" Postscript Printer Description (PPD) from the drop-down menus or yous can specify your own PPD.

PostScript Printer Clarification

Chromebooks use PPD files to support printers. PPD files are dissimilar from printer drivers and tell your Chromebook how to support a specific printer model.

  1. In the box that appears side by side to "Or specify your printer PPD," select Browse.
  2. Choose your printer PPD, then select Open.

Important: Chromebooks back up .ppd or .gzip file formats with a file size up to 250 KB.

Add a printer manually

If your printer doesn't announced under "Available printers to relieve," you can also add your printer manually.

Important: If you're using a Chromebook at work or schoolhouse, and you're non able to add together a new printer, contact your administrator.

  1. If you oasis't already, connect your printer to the internet.
  2. At the bottom correct of your Chromebook, select the time.
  3. Select Settings .
  4. At the bottom, select Advanced.
  5. Under "Printing," select Printers.
  6. Adjacent to "Add printer," select Add printer .
  7. Enter your printer information:
    • Name: Enter any name.
    • Accost: Enter your printer's IP address. If you need help finding your printer's IP address, contact your printer's manufacturer or check the printer's instructions.
    • Protocol: For most printers, the supported connection protocol is IPP.
    • Queue: For nearly printers, the queue is ipp/print.
  8. Select Add.

If your printer can't be set up automatically, you lot can continue to follow the on-screen steps for the advanced setup process.

Bank check that your printer is compatible

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