Google Drive offers all sorts of features that you would need to form a cloud repository. It has Google Docs, Google Slides and complete integration for inter-file compatibility.

  1. Print from Google Drive on iPhone

To use Google Drive on the iPhone, you will need to have this app installed on your device first. When you do that, you get the ability to access files from the drive.

  • The other way can also be using your browser like Safari to Log-In to your Google Drive using your Gmail username and password.
  • When you open/access a file on your iPhone or iPad, here is an article from Google Support that tells you how to print them via other applications like Google Docs for documents.
  • When you open any file, tap on the three horizontal dots near it, to expand the more, and then tap on the ‘Share and Export’ option, and then finally tap on ‘Print’.
  • Under print, you get the options for ‘Google Cloud Print’ – https://www.google.com/cloudprint/, and then just follow the instructions that it tells you to.
  • Finally, you have to tap on print. If you have your printer connected over Wi-Fi, you can send the file directly for printing via iPhone/iPad.

  1. Print from Google Drive at Chromebook

When you are using the Chromebook from Google, there are a few options. For those versions which didn’t have support for Android apps, you need to download the file from Google Drive using your web browser.

  • You can either download the document or photos from Drive using the web browser or then send it to print to your printer attached to the network.
  • You can open the Google Drive app from inside your Gmail. Then, if it is a document, you can open it using Google Docs, and then you will get the option to export, or print.
  • If your printer is attached, you can follow the instructions, and finally, click on print. This will send your document to the printer.

  1. Print from Google Drive Android

When you have an Android device, you have Google Drive – https://www.google.com/drive/ by default. Open this app, and then open the file you wish to print. You always get to change settings like page color, size, and orientation, etc. before you can finally print the document.

  • In the case of Android, the extension icon is three dots in a vertical manner, which is opposite of iOS.
  • Rest of the steps remains the same from step 1, as you did with iPhone.

TIPS

  • Google Drive has almost identical UI across devices, and this makes it easier to access, and print files or photos as you please.

Connecting the printer might be an issue, in which case you can always download the file or export it as PDF, and then print elsewhere.

How do I print to a wireless printer from Google Drive?

Step 2: Print from your phone
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides app.
  2. On the file you want to print, tap More .
  3. Tap Share & export Print .
  4. Follow the instructions to select the printer.
  5. Tap Print .

Why can I not print from Google Docs?

If the printer is not connected to the Wi-Fi, then Google docs won’t be able to use the printer to print. The printer can be incompatible with Google cloud print and that’s why it won’t print directly from Google Docs. Outdated browsers are known to not print directly from Google docs.

How do I print a PDF on Google Drive?

Saving as a PDF to Google Drive on devices like Pixels and OnePlus phones. From the print dialog in Chrome (Three-dot menu -> Share -> Print) you can select “save as PDF,” and when the Google Files app launches, navigate to a location in Drive, easily accessible via the side navigation menu, and tap “save.” Easy.

How do I print from Google Docs to my printer?

Print a document, spreadsheet, or presentation
  1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
  2. Click File. Print.
  3. In the window that opens, choose your print settings.
  4. Click Print.

How do I print from Google Docs to my HP printer?

To view a list of the documents and photos in your Google Drive account, touch View & Print . Select the document or photo you want to print, change the print settings if necessary, then touch Print.

What can I use instead of Google Cloud Print?

Use an alternate print solution

The only free alternative to Google Cloud Print that Google recommends on their website is PaperCut Mobility Print. Choose this option if: You use Google Cloud Print and need to print from Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android, iPhone and iPad (iOS) devices in addition to Chromebook printing.

How do I setup a printer on Google Drive?

Important: Make sure you installed the Save to Google Drive extension.
  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Open the page, image, or file you want to print.
  3. Click File. Print.
  4. In the window that appears, select “Save to Google Drive” as the destination. You may have to manually select from “See more.”
  5. Click Save.

Can you scan directly to Google Drive?

Scan with your phone

You can also use your phone to scan items to Google Drive. The Google Drive Android app supports multi-page document scanning. Third-party apps, such as Scanbot or CamScanner, also support auto-uploading of multi-page scans to Google Drive.

How do I save to Google Drive?

Upload & view files
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
  2. Tap Add .
  3. Tap Upload.
  4. Find and tap the files you want to upload.
  5. View uploaded files in My Drive until you move them.

How do I print directly from my phone to my printer?

How can I print from my smartphone?

Most smartphones use Android, these will be the phones that use the Google Play Store.
  1. Open the file you’d like to print.
  2. Tap the menu button. It looks like three stacked dots.
  3. Tap “Print”.
  4. Tap the drop-down arrow. It’s located near the top of your screen.
  5. Tap the printer you’d like to print from.
  6. Tap the print button.

How do I print from my phone to my printer?

Start your mobile application, and then tap the Settings icon. (Mobile Cable Label Tool users must also tap [Printer Settings] – [Printer].) Select the printer listed under [Wi-Fi Printer]. You can now print from your mobile device wirelessly.

How do I print from my Android to my printer?

How to print a local file from your Android phone
  1. Open the file you’d like to print.
  2. Tap the menu button in the top right of your screen.
  3. Tap Print.
  4. Tap the dropdown arrow.
  5. Tap the Printer you’d like to print from (if multiple are available).
  6. Tap the Print button.

How do I print from my phone to my HP printer?

How do I connect my phone to my printer via USB?

Connect one end of the USB cable to the printer and the other end to the USB OTG. Then connect the other end of the USB OTG to your Android phone. A plugin should pop-up on your Android phone. Tap “OK” to activate it for printing.