Print something
Sometimes you need a paper copy. Maybe a form, a ticket, or a letter. This is easy once you know where to look. If you have no printer, that is fine. We will show a free way to keep it. You can print it later. Nothing here can break, so you can relax.
Printing means making a paper copy of what is on your screen. No printer? You can save a free copy instead. Then you can print it later. Let us do it together, slow and calm.
Find your device below, then follow those steps. The buttons may look a little different on yours, that is okay.
- Open the thing you want to print.
- Look for the Share button.
- It is a small box with an arrow pointing up.
- It is usually near the top or the bottom.
- Tap it. A menu will slide up.
- Have a printer set up? Scroll down and tap Print.
- Tap your printer.
- Then tap Print in the top corner.
- No printer? Tap Save to Files in that same menu.
- This keeps a free copy on your phone.
- Pick a spot like On My iPhone.
- Then tap Save.
- Later you can email that file to yourself.
- Or take it to a library or print shop.
- Open the thing you want to print.
- Look for three dots in a corner, or a Share button.
- Tap it.
- Look for Print in the menu and tap it.
- At the top, you will see a box for the printer.
- Tap that box to open the list.
- Have a printer? Pick it from the list.
- Then tap the round print button.
- No printer? Pick Save as PDF from that same list.
- This keeps a free copy on your phone.
- Tap the blue Save or download button.
- Then choose where to save it.
- Open the thing you want to print.
- Hold down the Ctrl key and tap the P key.
- On a Mac, hold Command and tap P.
- A print box will pop up.
- It may look a little different on each computer.
- Have a printer? Find the Printer line.
- Pick your printer, then press Print.
- No printer on Windows? Open the Printer list.
- Pick Microsoft Print to PDF, then press Print.
- This saves a free copy.
- No printer on a Mac? Look at the bottom-left.
- Find a PDF button or menu, then choose Save as PDF.
- Give the file a name and press Save.
- You now have a free copy to keep, email, or print later.
No printer at home? You can still keep what you need, for free. On an iPhone, choose Save to Files. On an Android phone, choose Save as PDF. On a Windows computer, choose Microsoft Print to PDF. On a Mac, use the PDF button at the bottom of the print box. This makes a file you can keep or email. Then email it to yourself. Or take it on a USB stick. Open it at a library or a print shop. Many libraries let you print for free or for a few coins. Just ask the staff for help. They are used to it.
Phone: find Share or three dots, then Print. Computer: press Ctrl and P. On a Mac, press Command and P. No printer? Save a free copy instead.