3.1 Printing Documents

Before you start printing documents, you must configure the Novell iPrint app either by specifying the iPrint Mobile Server address or by scanning the QR code of the printer. Before you begin, ensure that you have been provided with a valid user ID and password by your administrator as you will be required to enter your credentials during the configuration process.

NOTE:Novell iPrint on iOS devices can print only through applications that support the Open In feature (the Open In feature is not available on all applications).

  1. Launch the Novell iPrint app.

  2. Specify the iPrint Mobile Server address or scan the QR code of a printer, then tap Configure.

  3. Specify the User ID and Password, then tap OK.

    To save the password, turn on Save Password.

  4. Tap Printers.

  5. Tap the + button.

  6. Tap the printer you want to add to the Favorite Printers list.

    To filter for a specific printer from the printers list:

    1. Tap the Search box, then specify the name, description, or location of the printer.

    2. Tap the printer.

      A star icon indicates that the printer is added to the Favorite Printers list.

  7. Tap Done.

    The Favorite Printers list with the newly added printer is displayed.

  8. Open a document that you want to print.

  9. Tap the Options icon, then tap Open In.

    The Open In feature is usually found when you tap on this icon. The options icon is displayed in different ways depending on the application. Some of the other options icons used widely in apps are: and .

    In iOS 7, the options icon has been updated to . It might look different depending on the app.

  10. Tap Open in Novell iPrint.

  11. Tap Printers. Your favorite printers list is displayed. Select a printer from your Favorite Printers page.

    1. To print the document by scanning the QR code, select Scan using QR Code.

    If no printers are listed in the Favorite Printers page, or if you want to choose a different printer, tap the More icon in the upper-right corner of the screen, then choose a printer from the list of available printers.

  12. Set your print preference for the following options:

    Color: Enables or disables color printing.

    Double-Sided Printing: Enables or disables printing on both sides of the paper.

    Orientation: Prints in Portrait or Landscape mode.

    Copies: Sets the number of copies to print.

    HINT:If you want to print multiple copies, touch and hold the + button instead of tapping it each time to increase the number.

    Page Range: Sets a page or range of pages to print.

    Page Size: Sets the page size, such as Letter, A3, A4, and so forth.

  13. Tap Print.

    If you are not connected to the Internet when printing, and if email printing is enabled by the administrator, Novell iPrint prompts you to switch to email printing. The email client of your device is displayed, with the content populated, and the document attached. Tap Send. The email is saved in your email client’s outbox. After you connect to the Internet, the email is automatically sent, and the document is printed.

    NOTE:If you print to a secure printer without saving the password, the specified password is still saved for the entire duration of the app’s session. You are not prompted for a password when printing to a secure printer again during that session.