How to print a document from WhatsApp on a printer

What should you do if you urgently need to print a text document or image, and you even have access to a working printer, but there is no way to transfer data to your computer from your phone in the classic way because there is no PC nearby? Use the WhatsApp application to help solve the problem.

How to print documents from WhatsApp: instructions

In fact, the WhatsApp application is far from the only way to transfer the files necessary for printing to a printer without the participation of a computer. But using this program is considered one of the most popular and more or less convenient ways to transfer data. You can print not only images or documents, but also correspondence for use as reference information or anything else.

Reference! The printing function is not provided immediately and directly in this application, so you will have to take unnecessary steps.

First of all, you should install as late an update of this program as the device firmware allows. Now you need to perform the following steps in turn:

• If we are talking specifically about chat, then you need to first turn it into a file convenient for printing. Just launch WhatsApp, go to the “Chats” section and click on the required element while holding your finger on the screen. The brightness of the monitor will change slightly, after which the highlight will remain on the selected element.If the user needs, at such a moment he has the opportunity to select one more or more conversations, adding them to the selection. Once everything you need is selected, you need to click on the archiving icon in the upper right side of the screen.
• After these steps, you need to go to the “Settings” mode, select the “Chats” section and check the “Send by email” function. When using a gadget with the Android operating system, the interface will ask the user a question about sending a chat file immediately after archiving.
• In the email you can indicate your own or, if convenient, someone else's. The chat will be sent to your email as a file.
• From now on, we will talk about documents, pictures, text, and other files that need to be printed. The files need to be transferred from the program to the internal memory of the phone. This is done with one click.
• Now the files need to be found in the internal memory and uploaded to the cloud. The Android system uses Google Cloud Print. Using her example, the printing method will be shown.
• You must have the Google Chrome browser installed with an authorized account. You need to open any window in this browser. There is an icon with three dots in the top panel. Clicking on it opens a drop-down list, where in this situation you will need the “Settings” item.
• After scrolling down the list slightly, click the “Show additional” button.
• At the very bottom of the new page there is a "Virtual Printers" section.
• All you have to do is click “Configure” and “Add”, select a printer from the list of suggested ones and wait until registration is completed.
• Install the Google Cloud Print application from the standard market.
• Select the “Share” and “Print” function.If the printing machine supports wireless communication, then it will print that. What was chosen?

In what format can I print documents?

The range of supported document and image formats depends on the printing device. Their list should be indicated in the operating instructions. Even if the phone is not able to open a file, it will send it to the printer, and it, in turn, will sort it out. The only condition is that the format must be included in the file name - this is important for recognition.