Late for a movie date? Quickly print your tickets from your iPad 2. Putting the finishing touches on a Keynote presentation? Print a draft and give it to a colleague. Or maybe you’re running out the door to catch a flight. A few taps is all it takes to help you get onboard.*
Printing on tap.
AirPrint on iPad makes it simple to print your email, photos, web pages, and documents. There’s no software to download, no drivers to install, and no cables to connect. With just a few taps on your iPad, you can go from viewing something on the screen to holding a printed copy. And because all the printing takes place in the background, there’s no waiting around. Instead, you can start printing and go right back to flicking through photos, surfing the web, or doing whatever you were doing before.
True wireless printing.
“No cables” means exactly that. AirPrint printing is 100 percent wireless. iPad automatically locates and connects to AirPrint-enabled printers on your Wi-Fi network. So whether you’re on the other side of the room or the other side of the house, you can print what you need, when you need it. In fact, it’s all so easy and fast that by the time you finish reading this sentence, you could have printed it from your iPad.
What you see is what you print.
If you can open it on your iPad, chances are you can print it with AirPrint. AirPrint works with built-in apps including Safari, Mail, Photos, iWork, and PDFs in iBooks. Depending on what you print, AirPrint adjusts accordingly. For example, if you want to print a picture and your printer has a photo paper tray, AirPrint automatically selects photo paper. You can also line up multiple print jobs and manage your queue.
And AirPrint isn't just for Apple apps — many other apps support AirPrint, too. Say you've found a great dinner recipe on your favorite cooking app. You can quickly print out the list of ingredients before heading to the store. And everyday there are more and more apps that print with AirPrint.
Works with AirPrint-enabled printers.
Many AirPrint-enabled printers are available from HP, Epson, and Canon. Just visit the Apple Online Store or view a list of AirPrint-enabled printers and find one that’s right for you.