Note: The Chromebook does not have the ability to download and install printer drivers, attaching a Printer to the Chromebook using a USB cable will not work.
Printing Documents
Note: The Dell Chromebook does have Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides preinstalled.
Option 1: Saving the document as a PDF to a Flash Drive.
- Insert a Flash Drive into a USB port on the Chromebook.
- Click the icon in the lower left-hand corner.
- Select Google Docs, Google Sheets or Google Slides.
- Edit the document as desired.
- When done editing the document, Click File and then Print, a message about being able to save the document as a PDF or online may appear, if so click OK.
- Click Change under Destination.
- Click Save as PDF under Local Destinations.
- Click Save.
- From the list select your Flash Drive.
- Change the name of the file as desired, and click Save.
Note: The document can now be printed from a computer or service that has a connection to a printer.
Option 2: Printing the document to Google Cloud Print.
- Click the icon in the lower left-hand corner.
- Select Google Docs, Google Sheets or Google Slides.
- Edit the document as desired.
- When done editing the document, Click File and then Print, a message about being able to save the document as a PDF or online may appears, if so click OK
- Click Change under Destination.
- Click Save to Google Drive or Print to Fedex Office.
Note: If this is the first time you are using the Google Cloud Print service, click Setup, click Add Classic Printer or Add Cloud Ready Printer, and follow the instructions.
- Click Save.
- Change the name of the file as desired, and click Save.
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- Set up your printer.
Printing Pictures From the Camera Tool
Option 1: Saving the Picture to a Flash Drive and Printing Directly from a Printer.
- Insert a Flash Drive into a USB port on the Chromebook.
- Click the icon in the lower left-hand corner.
- Select Camera.
- Take a new picture and then click Gallery or just click Gallery to access an existing picture.
- Double-click the picture you want to print.
- Click the Save to disk icon.
- From the list select your Flash Drive.
- Change the name of the file as desired, and click Save.
Note:
- The document can now be printed from a computer or service that has a connection to a printer.
- Many Dell All-In-One Inkjet Printers has a PictBridge Connector (it is also the USB port), that allows you to print directly from a Flash Drive. Refer to the Printer's User Guide for more information.
Option 2: Saving the picture as a PDF to a Flash Drive.
- Click the icon in the lower left-hand corner.
- Select Camera.
- Take a new picture and then click Gallery or just click Gallery to access an existing picture.
- Double-click the picture you want to print.
- Click the Print icon, a message about being able to save the document as a PDF or online may appears, if so click OK.
- Click Change under Destination.
- Click Save as PDF under Local Destinations.
- Click Save.
- From the list select your Flash Drive.
- Change the name of the file as desired, and click Save.
Note: The picture can now be printed from a computer or service that has a connection to a printer.
Option 3: Printing the picture to Google Cloud Print.
- Click the icon in the lower left-hand corner.
- Select Camera.
- Take a new picture and then click Gallery or just click Gallery to access an existing picture.
- Double-click the picture you want to print.
- Click File and then Print, a message about being able to save the document as a PDF or online may appear, if so click OK.
- Click Change under Destination.
- Click Save to Google Drive or Print to Fedex Office.
Note: If this is the first time you are using the Google Cloud Print service, click Setup, click Add Classic Printer or Add Cloud Ready Printer, and follow the instructions.
- Click Save.
- Change the name of the file as desired, and click Save.
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