Can't Wait For AirPrint? Then Let Readdle's Printer Pro Take Care Of Your iPad Printing Needs
October 19, 2010
Apple's own solution for printing documents wirelessly from your iPad is slated for a November release, but if you just can't wait any longer, Readdle has a different solution for you and it's called Printer Pro.
Once installed, Printer Pro allows you to print a variety of documents directly to any Wi-Fi-enabled printer or any printer shared via your Mac or PC. From the app itself, you can view and print recent documents, clipboard documents, contact information, and photos from your iPad's library. It also offers help on how to print from Mail, Safari, MobileMe iDisk, Dropbox, and the iWork suite of apps, but you really shouldn't need any help since the process is so ridiculously simple.
While in any of the above mentioned apps -- with the exception of Safari -- you can simply tap the sharing icon, which will display all of the other apps you are able to open your document in, including Printer Pro. Tapping on Printer Pro at this point will quickly launch the document in the app. To print a Safari webpage, just change the url of the site from "http" to "phttp" and then hit "Go." This will also bring the document straight into Printer Pro as well.
Printer Pro offers the ability to choose any printer on your network, preview your document before printing, change the number of copies, toggle Grayscale on and off, and change your document's orientation and style. It supports a variety of document formats as well, including PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, TXT, HTML, JPG, and Safari webarchive.
There is a price to pay for early access to pain-free wireless printing, as Printer Pro will set you back $6.99. But as most fans of Readdle's productivity and business apps will point out, you get what you pay for, and in this case you will be getting a user friendly printing solution for your iPad.
Once installed, Printer Pro allows you to print a variety of documents directly to any Wi-Fi-enabled printer or any printer shared via your Mac or PC. From the app itself, you can view and print recent documents, clipboard documents, contact information, and photos from your iPad's library. It also offers help on how to print from Mail, Safari, MobileMe iDisk, Dropbox, and the iWork suite of apps, but you really shouldn't need any help since the process is so ridiculously simple.
While in any of the above mentioned apps -- with the exception of Safari -- you can simply tap the sharing icon, which will display all of the other apps you are able to open your document in, including Printer Pro. Tapping on Printer Pro at this point will quickly launch the document in the app. To print a Safari webpage, just change the url of the site from "http" to "phttp" and then hit "Go." This will also bring the document straight into Printer Pro as well.
Printer Pro offers the ability to choose any printer on your network, preview your document before printing, change the number of copies, toggle Grayscale on and off, and change your document's orientation and style. It supports a variety of document formats as well, including PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, TXT, HTML, JPG, and Safari webarchive.
There is a price to pay for early access to pain-free wireless printing, as Printer Pro will set you back $6.99. But as most fans of Readdle's productivity and business apps will point out, you get what you pay for, and in this case you will be getting a user friendly printing solution for your iPad.
