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Soonr allows you to print remotely through any computer that is associated with your account. If you are traveling in Europe and want to print a hardcopy of a document for your “peeps” back at the USA office, it’s no problem. All you have to do is target your printer in the office when asked where you want to print. Soonr will send the print instruction to the connected computer and then SMS you on your phone to let you know when printing begins.

Sharing your Printer.

Did you know that you can share your printer with your team member or guests? If a visiting co-worker wants to print on the office printer, you can extend a share to them just like you do a folder. Soonr will notify your team member or guest that a shared printer is available. They need to accept the share and then the printer will appear as on option when they choose to print. To share, look in the Action menu and click on the “Default Printer” icon under your computer’s icon on the “Computers” tab.

Just like folder shares, shared printers need to be accepted before they are active.

The next time that your guest tries the Print command, the shared printer will appear on the list of available options. Also note that there is an option to convert to PDF and send a link via email. This is a useful feature if there are no printers available (offline).

Available printers will be listed as choices. If they are offline, the print job will be queued until the target printer is online.

When your guest starts to print using your printer, you will get a notification. Soonr is always watching out for the security of your account and that extends to peripherals that are being used by guests or team members. In the screenshot below, a toaster popup has appeared to let me know that my friend Martin has begun printing of his expense report on my connected printer.

When someone prints on your shared printer, a notification pops up from the Soonr agent.

Print History.

All printing activity will be stored and you can quickly review the status of a print job. Click on the printer’s icon in your “Computers” tab to see the history.

Staying on top of all printjobs is easy with Print history.

Print sharing is so easy to do and has many advantages:

• Print from your phone to any office or home printer.
• Set up clients as guests and have them print their designs or ideas right on your printer in the office.
• Share your printer with a visiting coworker without having to deal with network access rights.
• No configuration or printer driver installation needed on guest printer.

Soonr’s printing features are very powerful and easy to use. It’s also one of the only options you have to print from a mobile phone! This feature is included for free with every account. Make the most of it and start printing remotely today!