How to Print Directly From an iPhone With AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple’s Wi-Fi printing technology used to print from the iPad and iPhone. To use AirPrint, you need to have an AirPrint-compatible printer (there are hundreds of AirPrint printers available) and that printer needs to be connected to the same network as your iPhone (it can be connected to the network via Wi-Fi or via an Ethernet cable hooked into your Wi-Fi router).
In that situation, follow these steps to print directly from an iPhone:
With the thing you want to print on screen, tap the Share button. Scroll down and tap Print. The Print Options screen contains these settings: Printer: Tap this to choose which available printer to use. Presets: Select your printer’s preset options here. Copies: Tap plus or minus to choose how many copies you want. Range: If you’re printing a multi-page document, tap this to choose which pages you want (the default is All Pages). Double-sided: This slider enables double-sided printing (if your printer supports it). Paper Size: If your printer can print on multiple paper sizes, tap this option to select your preferred size. Orientation: Choose whether to print in portrait or landscape orientation here. Scaling: Tap plus or minus to zoom in or out on the printout. The bottom row shows a preview of each page of your document. A blue checkmark means the page will be printed. Tap the checkmark so that it disappears and that page will not be printed. With your printing choices made, tap Print. The document will be sent to your AirPrint printer. After taping Print, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the iPhone’s multi-tasking view. The first app on the right is your print queue. If you want to stop the print, tap Cancel Printing.
How to Print From an iPhone Without AirPrint
While AirPrint is the simplest way to print wirelessly, you can print from an iPhone without AirPrint, too. There are Wi-Fi-enabled printers that work with the iPhone and use their own printing apps. Lots of printer manufacturers offer their own dedicated iPhone apps, including:
Printer: Tap this to choose which available printer to use. Presets: Select your printer’s preset options here. Copies: Tap plus or minus to choose how many copies you want. Range: If you’re printing a multi-page document, tap this to choose which pages you want (the default is All Pages). Double-sided: This slider enables double-sided printing (if your printer supports it). Paper Size: If your printer can print on multiple paper sizes, tap this option to select your preferred size. Orientation: Choose whether to print in portrait or landscape orientation here. Scaling: Tap plus or minus to zoom in or out on the printout.
The bottom row shows a preview of each page of your document. A blue checkmark means the page will be printed. Tap the checkmark so that it disappears and that page will not be printed.
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There are also third-party printing apps that support various printers and offer features that AirPrint doesn’t. Some of the most popular third-party printing apps include Print n Share and PrinterShare.
While it’s not possible to include step-by-step instructions for every third-party printing app, the basic concepts mirror the last section. You need a printer available via Wi-Fi or USB. printing is done through the Share icon or with a special printer icon added by the app. When you tap it, choose your options—what printer to use, how many copies, double-sided or not, etc.—and then tap Print.
