How do I print multiple sheets on one page on ChromeOS?

DanielPK · ‎02-22-2018

I know my HP Color Laserjet Pro M252dw can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper - I've done it through the usual Windows printer dialogues.

I now have an HP Chromebook 13 G1 but cannot work out how to do the same - the Chrome print dialogue does not offer me the 'systems print dialogue' option I get on Windows to do this so I can only do one page per sheet.

Is there any way of doing this?

I have tried the HP Print for Chrome extension but that doesn't seem to offer the multi-page print option.

What am I doing wrong or is this a limitation in ChromeOS?

Thanks.

DPK

jorkki · ‎02-22-2018

Once again Google solves this for you:

chromeos print multiple pages per sheet

Seems you can install Android apps or use a pdf creator in between etc.

People are using their precious remaining lifetime to try and help, so it is common courtesy to come back and tell what the solution eventually was even if you found it elsewhere. It is for the benefit of everyone.

DanielPK · ‎02-22-2018

Is that second line meant to be a link? It isn't for me.

What solution are you suggesting? Please be more explicit.

e.g. I've already tried saving it as a PDF and printing from ADobe for Android but that doesn't work either - same print dialogue, no multi-page/single sheet options.

DanielPK · ‎02-22-2018

Is that second line meant to be a link? It isn't for me.

What solution are you suggesting? Please be more explicit.

e.g. I've already tried saving it as a PDF and printing from ADobe for Android but that doesn't work either - same print dialogue, no multi-page/single sheet options.

jorkki · ‎02-22-2018

No, its not a link. Just something that you can type in the Google search and immediately find lots of suggestions.

I have never used Chromeos so unfortunately I can't be more specific:smileysad:

But I did see that your problem has solutions that are easy to find by typing a few words in the search.

People are using their precious remaining lifetime to try and help, so it is common courtesy to come back and tell what the solution eventually was even if you found it elsewhere. It is for the benefit of everyone.

DanielPK · ‎02-22-2018

Well, thank you for your enthusiasm in responding - in spite of never having used ChromeOS! - but, yes, OF COURSE I have tried many searches but none seem to reference multi-page/single sheet printing on ChromeOS.

If you'd run that search and read the results carefully yourself, you would have seen that they reference WIndows o/s and Google Cloud printing, not ChromeOS. One or two talk about creating (manually) slides or pages with multiple images before printing them as one sheet. That's not what I want - I want to be able to print a Word document (for example) with two pages on one sheet; and you can't do that manually...

If you can contribute to solving the ACTUAL problem, that would be great. Otherwise, thank you but I do know how to do a Google search...

jorkki · ‎02-22-2018

Sorry, got a little carried away :smileyembarrassed:

It seems that currently it rests more or less on the printer manufacturers' software to provide the functionality. I assume you don't have one with a good support app.

Hopefully in the next version..or the next

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