Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Simplified Printer sharing to Chromebooks

Sharing Printers from a Computer to Chromebook
This is a quick way to share printers from a computer with specific printers loaded on it to Chromebooks in your building.


1) Log into Chrome with your account on a machine that has the printers loaded on it you
   wish to share.
2) Click on Settings icon in toolbar
3) Click Settings from the pulldown
4) Click Show Advanced Options
5) Click on Google Cloud Print
6) Click on Manage Print Settings
7) Click on the IP address and click the Rename button to give it a normal printer name that is recognizable by users
8) Click on the Share button - share to those that you wish to give access to the printer on
   their chromebook via cloud printing.
9) Click Share at the bottom, choose the user(s) you want to share with & then click Close
10) Do Steps 7 through 9 for all the printers you wish to share

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