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The app is an excellent example of software that has been designed by a team that have recognised a problem and developed a tool to address that precise problem. If you have battled with AirPrint or want to print document from your iPhone or iPad without the need to first transfer them to your Mac, Printopia works almost flawlessly.

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This means that when you are away from your computer – perhaps travelling – you can quickly and easily send an important document to a storage space that can be automatically synchronised with your Mac.Ī seven day demo of the app is available, and the full product costs a mere $9.95. The similar ‘Send to Dropbox on Mac’ option can be used to transfer files via the online storage web site.

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Select the ‘Send to Mac’ option and the current document will be transferred to your Mac as either a PDF or JPEG file. There is also the option of using a virtual printer to transfer documents to your Mac in a couple of screen taps. The ability to print files from iOS may well be enough to make Printopia a worthy purchase, but the app also has more to offer. Alternatively your printer could be connected to your base station or router. Depending on what kind of file you want to print, either choose All Files to access your iPad’s documents or My. Open the HP Smart app on your iPad and move to the View & Print tab from the bottom navigation bar. Ideal if you have an always-on Mac Mini or an Airport Express network where your printer is connected directly to the Airport Express. Once you have logged in, follow the steps below: 1. Remember that you need to have your printer connected to a Mac which is both online and accessible to your iOS device. You can opt to customise the size of paper used when printing from iOS, but there is really very little configuration needed. There is no need to configure printer sharing – the app just works. Select the Print option from an app on your iPhone or iPad and any printers that are connected to your Mac will be automatically detected and displayed. Whether you are working with a USB printer connected directly to your Mac, or a wireless printed connected to a network, Printopia enables you to share your printer so it can be used by iOS. But appearances can be deceptive, and in a matter of seconds you can start printing all manner of documents from your iOS devices. The app installs quickly as a system preferences pane, and the simplicity of the interface may initially lead you to believe that there is not a great deal to look forward to.

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Unlike AirPrint, which has been found to be very fussy about which printers it will work with, Printopia for Mac can be used with virtually any printer regardless of make or model. Using Printopia for Mac, it is possible to share the printer that you have connected to your Mac so it can be used by your iPad or iPhone. The ability to print documents from iOS is something that huge numbers of iPhone and iPad owners have been waiting for – it was a feature implemented by Apple when AirPrint was added, but this proved t be less than ideal for many users.

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