- #Share cloud printer for mac
- #Share cloud printer windows
You can setup a Dropbox File Request directed to the print folder to allow someone the temporary ability to print to your printer.They just have to copy items to the folder to print. You can share the "Home Office Printer" folder with you spouse or work collegues or whomever.
#Share cloud printer windows
Perhaps someone else will add instructions for Windows users to be able to do the same. I don't know much about similar options for Windows users, but a quick search indicates there are solutions available. You can do it from anywhere you have an internet connection. The folder action should print the file and then move it to the "Completed" folder (or trash). What is nice about this solution is that you don't even have to be on the same network, as you do with AirPrint. Let Dropbox sync that to the folder on the computer connected to your printer. Test this out from your phone or some other device by copying a document into the "Home Office Printer" folder.
Close the "Folder Actions Setup" window. Verify that the "On" boxes are checked next to the name of the folder and the name of the automation. Select the "Faux AirPrint Folder Action" or whatever name you gave your Automator file. A new window will open prompting you to select a script to attach to the folder. Right-click on the "Home Office Printer" (the folder you created) and select Services > Folder Actions Setup. Save the Automator document as "Faux AirPrint" or whatever suits you. Display notification – with title "Faux AirPrint Finished" and message "The document was sent to the printer.". Move finder items – to the "Completed" folder. Print finder items – and select the printer you want to print to. Display notification – with title "Faux AirPrint is Starting" and message "Printing $doc". When you see "$doc" in these instructions it means I'm using the variable. Set variable – "doc" as the file to print. Open a new task in Automator, and select "Folder Action" as the type. How it's organized doesn't really matter. I have a top level "AirPrint" folder which then contains these two folders. You could skip this step and instead trash items after they print. "Completed" folder for items that finished printing. "Home Office Printer" or whatever you want to call it to indicate where it will print. Somewhere in your Dropbox folder, create two new folders:. You need an always-on computer that can print to the printer. #Share cloud printer for mac
This solution is specifically for Mac users, but I suspect there is a similar option Windows users as well, as mentioned toward the end of this post.But it seems like I still have a fairly regular need to print from my phone or for my child to print something from school that will be ready when they get home. My printer doesn't support AirPrint (Apple's print over wi-fi solution) and Google has discontinued it's Cloud Print offering.
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