#Add google cloud printer to windows how to#
#Add google cloud printer to windows install#
#Add google cloud printer to windows driver#
#Add google cloud printer to windows password#

On the Settings screen, scroll down to the bottom of page and click on Show Advanced settings link to open or expand Chrome advanced settings. From the drop-down menu, Click on Settings (See image above)ģ. Open Google Chrome browser on your computer and hit the 3 bar Menu icon located at the top right corner of your screen to open a drop-down menu.Ģ. In case you bought your printer recently, chances are that it is a Cloud Ready printer, and it may even have registered itself with Google Cloud Print.ġ. Once your Classic or traditional printer is registered with Google, you are all set up to print anything from anywhere to your registered printer. You will see a confirmation message that your printer has been registered with Google (See image below). Just click on the Add Printer(s) button to register your Classic printer with Google. Any printer that is connected to your computer will be recognized by Google and listed with a tick mark.Ħ. Login to your Google Account using your Gmail User Name and Passwordĥ. Once you sign-in, you will be redirected to Google’s Cloud Print site. Open the Chrome browser on your computer.ģ. Next, click on the Add Printers button (See image above) – This will take you to the login page of your Google Account, in case you are not already logged in.Ĥ. Set Up A Non Cloud Printer For Google Cloud Printingįollow the steps below to set up a traditional or a Non Cloud Ready Printer to use Google’s Cloud Printing technology.ġ. Choose the one you want and your printer should print out a document.Most newer printer models are designed for Cloud Printing and are ready out of the box to use Google’s Cloud Printing technology. Google Cloud Print technology also works well with Classic or non-cloud printers, once they are registered with Google. Click the 'Print' button and you'll be asked to choose one of your cloud printers. All you have to do is open any text editor, and when the printing options appear, select 'Print with Google Cloud Print'.

#Add google cloud printer to windows install#

The only complication is that you’ll need a copy of Google Chrome to install and use this function. Installation is dead simple- after clicking on the download button, the printer will be automatically installed and displays all programs that can print.

#Add google cloud printer to windows driver#

Virtual printer driver can be downloaded from Google’s website: Download Google Cloud printer. In this way, Virtual Printer acts as a relay. If you want to print something from a text editor or any other program, your file will be redirected to the proper printer available in the cloud Google Cloud Print. For this reason, the service provides virtual printer driver, so that it is displayed in the system as a normal printer. For example we can print from our Windows computer. But there's still more than we can do with Google Cloud Printer.

#Add google cloud printer to windows how to#

If you carefully followed the instructions presented above, you already know how to print from a web page. The second element is Google Cloud Printer, a virtual printer driver.

We no longer need to run Google Chrome on the computer sharing the printer. Pick the one you want and click Add Printer.įrom now on, our printers are available in the cloud and we can print files directly from other devices using Google Cloud Print. Log in to your account and then you'll be asked to choose one of your printers to be shared in the cloud. Once you log in successfully, Google Cloud Print will be displayed, where you will be able to assign your printer to Google Account. This is necessary because otherwise the system will not be able to register the service.

#Add google cloud printer to windows password#

We need to enter a password for our account (user account).