在旅途中打印绝非易事。您选择打印的位置取决于您何时需要打印文档。
如果您只需要在回家时取回您的打印输出，那么您可以通过Internet打印到您的家用计算机(home computer)上。这可以通过您的笔记本电脑或手机进行。
但是，如果您需要立即打印输出，全国各地有很多信息亭和打印中心，您可以发送
打印输出并(printout and pick)立即取走。
在本文中，您将了解出门在外时可用于打印文档的所有选项。
1. 使用谷歌云打印
谷(Google)歌提供的最好的服务之一是谷歌云打印(Google Cloud Print)。此服务可让您安全可靠地将无线打印机(wireless printer)连接到Internet。连接到Google 云打印服务(Google Cloud Print service)后，您可以使用您的Google 帐户(Google account)从您的笔记本电脑或智能手机打印任何内容。
如果您有该服务支持的打印机，则设置此服务非常容易。只需(Just)访问Google 云打印页面(Google Cloud Print page)即可开始使用。如果您尚未登录，则需要登录您的Google 帐户。(Google account)
如果这是您第一次使用云打印(Cloud Print)设置您的打印机，请单击添加云就绪打印机(Add a
Cloud-Ready Printer)以查看您的打印机型号是否兼容。
如果您的打印机不是(printer isn)云就绪型号，请单击添加经典打印机(Add a Classic Printer)以查看将常规打印机添加到Google 云打印(Google Cloud Print)的设置说明（请参阅下面的简单说明）。
将您的计算机(Computer)连接到Google 云打印(Google Cloud Print)
要设置您的Google Cloud打印机：
- 确保(Make)您的计算机已打开
- 打开Chrome 浏览器(Chrome browser)，点击右上角的三个点，然后选择设置(Settings)。
- 向下滚动并选择高级(Advanced)。
- 进一步向下滚动到打印(Printing)并展开Google 云打印(Google
Cloud Print)。
- 选择管理云打印设备(Manage
Cloud Print Devices)。
系统可能会提示您登录您的Google 帐户(Google account)。如果您看到您的计算机已连接到云就绪打印机，请单击注册(Register)按钮。否则，在经典打印机(Printers)部分下，单击添加打印机(Add printers)按钮。
如果您注册云就绪打印机，则需要在打印机本身上确认注册。添加经典打印机将检测连接到您的计算机的打印机，并(computer and walk)引导您完成向导以将它们添加到Google 云打印(Google Cloud Print)。
打印到 Google 云打印
在Google Cloud Print(Google Cloud Print)上设置好打印机后，使用该服务非常简单。
在Google Chrome 浏览器(Google Chrome browser)中，您可以像往常一样通过单击右上角的三个点并选择“打印”进行打印(Print)。
您会看到可用于打印的Google Cloud 打印机(Google Cloud printer)及其互联网地址(internet address)。
选择此打印机并单击打印(Print )按钮进行打印。
拥有一台连接了谷歌云打印(Google Cloud Print)的计算机，您会在不同的谷歌(Google)服务（如谷歌文档(Google Docs)、
谷歌表格(Google Sheets)和Gmail ）上看到相同的打印机。如果您拥有 Chromebook，它还可以让您从 Chromebook 进行打印。
在您的手机上，打印通常在不同应用程序
的共享功能下可用。(Share)
当您选择打印选项(Print option)时，您会看到新的云打印机可用。
将您的打印输出发送到该打印机，无论您身在何处，它都会显示(ll show)在您的家用打印机(home printer)上。
2. 设置家庭 VPN
另一个稍微复杂一点的从任何地方打印到您的
家庭打印机(home printer)的解决方案是设置一个您可以从互联网连接到的VPN 网络。(VPN network)
您可以使用Windows 10 计算机附带的隐藏VPN 服务来执行此操作。(VPN service)您需要从有权打印到家用打印机(home printer)的计算机上执行此过程。
首先，您需要允许用户通过 Internet 连接到您的计算机。
打开控制面板并选择网络和共享中心(Network and Sharing Center)。选择更改适配器设置(Change Adapter Settings)，然后按键盘上的Alt-F 。选择
新的传入连接(New Incoming Connections)。
启用您要授予访问权限的用户帐户，或创建要用于允许传入连接的新ID 和密码。(ID and Password)
单击下一步(Next)并启用通过互联网(Through the internet)。
单击下一步(Next)完成向导(Wizard)。您现在已经通过VPN提供了通过网络访问您的计算机的权限。
接下来，您需要登录家庭网络路由器(home network router)并为VPN连接添加端口转发。(port forwarding)如果这听起来很难，请阅读我们关于了解什么是端口转发(port forwarding)以及如何设置端口转发的帖子。如果使用PPTP，请确保使用端口 1723(port 1723)。LT2P使用端口 1701(port 1701)。
Windows VPN使用PPTP，因此选择它作为服务。为服务器 IPv4 地址(Server IPv4 Address)键入连接到打印机的计算机的内部 IP ，并保留所有其他字段不变。
现在，当您想连接到您的计算机进行打印时，您可以通过VPN连接到它。首先(First)，单击开始菜单并键入(Start menu and type) VPN。点击VPN 设置(VPN Settings)。
单击(Click)加号图标以添加新的VPN 连接(VPN connection)。
在填写这些字段之前，您需要计算机的公共IP 地址(IP address)。您可以通过访问类似WhatIsMyIP.com的网站看到这一点。
填写VPN表格如下：
- 提供者(Provider)：Windows（内置）
- 连接名称(Connection
Name)：将连接命名为您喜欢的任何名称(connection anything)
- 服务器名称或地址(Server
name or address)：给它你计算机的公共IP 地址(IP address)。
- 用户名和密码(User name
and password)：提供您在启用
Internet 访问(Internet access)计算机时创建的ID 和密码。(ID and Password)
完成设置后，您会在VPN设置窗口中看到VPN
连接。在家外连接到互联网时，只需单击(Just click)连接即可连接到您的家用计算机(home computer)。连接后，您将可以访问所有网络设备，例如您的家用打印机。
有几个问题可能会导致这样的VPN 设置(VPN setup)无法正常工作。您的病毒软件(virus software)、防火墙设置或其他计算机安全设置可能会阻止连接。
3.用户免费PrinterShare软件
另一个比试图找出阻止VPN 连接(VPN connection)的安全设置简单得多的解决方案是安装免费软件，将连接的打印机共享到
Internet。
在家庭网络(home network)上的计算机上安装PrinterShare 软件(PrinterShare software)。要使用网络打印选项(web printing option)，您需要创建一个免费的PrinterShare 帐户和密码(PrinterShare account and password)。
软件会随机生成一个用户账号(user account number)
，该账号会显示在软件中。记住此 ID 以及您为其配置的密码。
在计算机上启动软件并共享(computer and share)您要允许Internet 打印(internet printing)的打印机。
在您在家外使用的第二台计算机上安装PrinterShare 应用程序。(PrinterShare application)下次当您坐在某处的网吧中运行该软件时，您会在(internet café)远程打印机列表(Remote Printers list)下看到您共享的打印机。
现在，当您尝试在计算机上打印文档或其他任何(document or anything)内容时，您会在打印机列表下看到可用的PrinterShare打印机。(PrinterShare printer)
打印到这台打印机将通过 Internet 将打印件发送到连接到家庭网络(home network)中其他计算机的打印机。
如您所见，您不必配置路由器或更改任何安全设置。打印通过您家用计算机(home computer)上的 Internet 连接直接在 Internet 上传输。
4. 在线打印服务
如果您不介意花(t mind spending)一些钱并且几天内不需要打印输出，您可以在线订购打印输出。
您可以通过多种服务上传文件并让服务打印它们并将它们邮寄给您。
其中一些服务包括：
- PrintDog：订购(Order anything)从小册子和贺卡到海报或彩色和黑白文件副本的任何东西。普通文件的价格非常合理，每页只需几美分。
- 打印(UPrin)：您可以使用此服务打印常规文档(t)。(ing)但您也可以订购传单、海报、小册子等。您甚至可以订购印在 T 恤或杯子上的设计。
- 最佳价值副本(Best Value Copy)：如果您只想要快速且便宜的副本，这可能是最好的服务。价格仅为每页几美分，统一费率。也没有最低订购量，所以如果你只想打印几页，你可以。
5. 运送打印亭
如果您想立即打印文件，使用本地运输服务(shipping service)是最佳选择。
这些公司提供基于 Web 的文件传输，或者您可以使用记忆棒(memory stick)将文件从计算机传输到商店中的计算机。在那里，您可以使用他们的打印机打印出您的文档。
您会在全国（在某些情况下甚至在世界范围内）找到一些最受欢迎的打印亭如下：
- UPS：您可以在线打印，也可以在当地的UPS 运输(UPS shipping)中心打印。
- FedEx：使用他们的网站打印，然后在当地的FedEx 中心(FedEx center)取货(website and pick)。
6. 当地印刷店
除了(Beside)大型运输服务外，世界各地还有许多打印店，您可以带上带有文件的记忆棒(memory stick)，并以非常便宜的每页价格打印这些文件。
其中一些包括：
- Staples：使用该网站查找您附近的Staples 打印(Staples print)中心。
- Office Depot ：快速轻松地进行店内文档打印。(document printing quick)
- CVS：访问CVS 照片(CVS photo)中心，您还可以在其中打印文档。
- Costco：如果您有Costco 会员资格(Costco membership)，请访问满足您文件打印(document printing)需求的地点。
7. 您当地的图书馆
最容易被忽视的资源之一是本地图书馆。全国几乎每个城镇都有图书馆。即使是最小的图书馆也为他们的顾客提供印刷服务。
通常，您可以购买一张可以在打印机上使用的卡，然后在卡上装入一定数量(set amount)的钱，您可以使用这些钱进行复印。图书馆的现代打印机有一个存储卡插槽(memory card slot)，因此您甚至不需要计算机即可打印到图书馆打印机。或者，您连接到图书馆
网络并(network and print)以这种方式打印到打印机。
通常，图书馆印刷服务的价格会大大低于商业印刷中心的价格。
7 Ways to Print Documents When You’re Out of the House
Printing when yоu’rе on the road is nеver a simple mattеr.
Wherе yoυ choose to print depends on when yoυ need yоur printed document.
If you only need to pick up your printout when you get home,
printing over the Internet to your home computer is the way to go. This is
possible from either your laptop or your cellphone.
However, if you need a printout immediately, there are lots
of kiosks and printing centers around the country where you can send your
printout and pick it up immediately.
In this article, you’ll learn about all the options
available to print documents whenever you’re out of the house.
1. Using Google Cloud Print
One of the best services ever offered by Google is Google Cloud Print. This service lets you safely and securely connect your wireless printer to the Internet. Once connected to the Google Cloud Print service, you can use your Google account to print anything from your laptop or your smartphone.
Setting up this service is very easy if you have a printer supported by the service. Just visit the Google Cloud Print page to get started. You’ll need to log into your Google account if you haven’t already.
If this is your first time setting up one of your printers
with Cloud Print, click Add a
Cloud-Ready Printer to see if your model of printer is compatible.
If your printer isn’t a Cloud-Ready model, then click Add a Classic Printer to see the setup
instructions for adding a regular printer to Google Cloud Print (see simple
instructions below).
Connecting Your Computer to Google Cloud Print
To set up your Google Cloud ready printer:
- Make sure your computer is turned on
- Open your Chrome browser, click the three dots
in the upper-right, and select Settings.
- Scroll down and select Advanced.
- Scroll down further to Printing and expand Google
Cloud Print.
- Select Manage
Cloud Print Devices.
You may be prompted to sign into your Google account. If you
see the cloud-ready printer that your computer is already connected to, click
the Register button. Otherwise,
under the Classic Printers section, click the Add printers button.
If you register a cloud-ready printer, you’ll need to confirm the registration on the printer itself. Adding a classic printer will detect printers connected to your computer and walk you through a wizard to add them to Google Cloud Print.
Printing to Google Cloud Print
Once you’ve set up your printers on Google Cloud Print,
using the service is very easy.
In the Google Chrome browser, you can print as you normally do by clicking the three dots in the upper right and selecting Print.
You’ll see the Google Cloud printer available to print to
along with its internet address.
Select this printer and click the Print button to print.
Having a Google Cloud Print connected computer, you’ll see
the same printer available on different Google services like Google Docs,
Google Sheets, and Gmail. It’ll also let you print from your Chromebook if you
own one.
On your mobile phone, printing is typically available under
the Share feature in different apps.
When you choose the Print option, you’ll see your new cloud
printer available.
Send your printout to that printer, and it’ll show up on
your home printer, no matter where in the world you are.
2. Set Up a Home VPN
Another, slightly more complicated solution to print to your
home printer from anywhere is setting up a VPN network you can connect to from
the internet.
You can do this using a hidden VPN service included with
your Windows 10 computer. You’ll need to follow this procedure from your
computer that has access to print to your home printer.
First, you’ll need to allow users to connect to your
computer through the internet.
Open the Control Panel and select Network and Sharing Center. Select Change Adapter Settings and press Alt-F on the keyboard. Select
New Incoming Connections.
Enable the user accounts you want to give access to, or
create a new ID and Password you want to use to allow incoming connections.
Click Next and
enable Through the internet.
Click Next to finish off the Wizard. You’ve now provided access to your
computer through the network via VPN.
Next, you’ll need to log into your home network router and add port forwarding for VPN connections. If this sounds hard, read our post on understanding what port forwarding is and how to setup port forwarding. Make sure to use port 1723 if using PPTP. LT2P uses port 1701.
The Windows VPN uses PPTP so
select that as the service. Type the internal IP of your computer that’s
connected to the printer for the Server IPv4 Address, and leave all other
fields as is.
Now, when you want to connect to your computer for printing,
you can connect to it via VPN. First, click the Start menu and type VPN. Click on VPN Settings.
Click on the plus icon to add a new VPN connection.
Before you can fill out the fields, you’ll need your computer’s public IP address. You can see this by visiting a site like WhatIsMyIP.com.
Fill out the VPN form as follows:
- Provider:
Windows (built-in)
- Connection
Name: Name the connection anything you like
- Server
name or address: Give this your computer’s public IP address.
- User name
and password: Provide the ID and Password you created when you enabled
Internet access to your computer.
Once you’re done setting this up, you’ll see the VPN
connection listed in the VPN settings window. Just click connect while you’re
connected to the internet away from home to connect to your home computer. Once
connected, you’ll have access to all the network devices, like your home
printer.
There are several issues that may cause a VPN setup like
this to not work. Your virus software, firewall settings, or other computer
security settings could block the connection.
3. User Free PrinterShare Software
Another solution that’s a whole lot simpler than trying to
figure out what security settings is blocking your VPN connection is just
installing free software that will share out your connected printer to the
Internet.
Install the PrinterShare software on a computer on your home network. To use the web printing option, you’ll need to create a free PrinterShare account and password.
The software will randomly generate a user account number
that will display in the software. Remember this ID, and the password you
configured for it.
Launch the software on the computer and share the printer
that you want to allow internet printing to.
Install the PrinterShare application on the second computer
that you’re using outside of your home. Next time you run the software while
you’re sitting in an internet café somewhere, you’ll see the printer you shared
under the Remote Printers list.
Now, when you try to print a document or anything else on
your computer, you’ll see the PrinterShare printer available under your list of
printers.
Printing to this printer will send the print over the
internet to the printer connected to your other computer on your home network.
As you can see, you don’t have to configure the router or
change any security settings. The print is transmitted directly over the
internet via the internet connection on your home computer.
4. Online Printing Services
If you don’t mind spending some money and you won’t need the
printout for a few days, you can order printouts online.
There are several services where you can upload documents
and have the service print them and mail them to you.
A few of these services include:
- PrintDog: Order anything from brochures and greeting cards to posters or color and black and white document copies. Prices are very reasonable at just a few cents per page for regular documents.
- UPrinting: You can use this service to print regular documents. But you can also order flyers, posters, brochures and more. You can even order a design printed on t-shirts or mugs.
- Best Value Copy: If you just want fast and cheap copies, this is probably the best service for it. Prices are just a few cents a page at a flat rate. There’s also no minimum order, so if you want to just print a few pages, you can.
5. Shipping Print Kiosks
If you want your document printouts immediately, using a
local shipping service is the best option.
These companies offer either web-based file transfers, or
you can transfer documents from your computer using a memory stick to a
computer in the shop. There, you can use their printer to print out your
document.
A few of the most popular print kiosks you’ll find all
around the country (and in some cases the world) are the following:
- UPS: You either print online or at your local UPS shipping center.
- FedEx: Print using their website and pick it up at a local FedEx center.
6. Local Print Shops
Beside large shipping services, there are also lots of print
shops around the world where you can bring in a memory stick with your
documents on it and print those documents for very cheap per-page prices.
A few of these include:
- Staples: Use the website to find a Staples print center near you.
- Office Depot: Do in-store document printing quick and easy.
- CVS: Visit the CVS photo center where you can also print documents.
- Costco: If you have a Costco membership, visit a location for your document printing needs.
7. Your Local Library
One of the most overlooked resources is the local library.
Almost every town in the country has a library. Even the smallest libraries
offer printing services for their patrons.
Usually, you can buy a card that works on the printer and
you load the card with a set amount of money that you can use to make copies.
Modern printers at libraries have a memory card slot so you don’t even need a
computer to print to the library printer. Or, you connect to the library
network and print to the printer that way.
Usually, library printing services are dramatically
discounted from the prices you’ll find at commercial printing centers.
