Cloud Print

Note: Google Cloud Print has been deprecated as of 1/1/2021... We are currently working on an alternative and wil update this page and instructions once the new service is chosen...

We have set up a project whereby we can print to certain ACOM printers using Google's Print service.  I wanted to create some capability to print for visitors who may have Google accounts, but who are not using ACOM-provided equipment.  Printing can be done from the Google Chrome browser on a Mac, PC, or certain Linux systems.  There is also a Google Cloud Print driver available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudprintdriver.

Requirements

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Setting up a Cloud printer

  • Open Google Chrome and log into your Google account.  It doesn't have to be a UCAR-provided Google account – personal accounts work just as well.
  • Click on a link below corresponding to the printer you wish to use

 

Our Cloud printers:

 


 

Printing to Google Cloud Print Queues

 

  • Print from within Chrome
    • Select the content you wish to print
    • In the print dialog which appears on the left hand side of the browser window, change the destination, and choose a print queue from within the Google Cloud Print section.
    • Select your other print options and print.
  • * To send a document from within any browser
    • This works for Firefox and other browsers, and on Linux, OSX, or Windows.
    • Go to https://www.google.com/cloudprint
    • If not already logged in, sign in to your Google account.
    • Click the red *Print* button. A pop-up appears. Select *Upload a File to Print*
    • You can choose images or Office documents. In the selection window choose the file to print.
    • Select the printer and then click *print*.



Google Apps users, once authenticated, and once the print queues are added, may print via Google Print. This works with non-Windows machines such as Mac and Linux.

 

 



 

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