Can I print offline where there is no internet connection?

[ReeseCup9]

Hp printer on automatic ink program

 Can I print offline where there is no internet connection? I want to copy and print old pictures at an old church. It has no internet connection. Pictures are black and white and very old.

[Dragon-Fur]

@ReeseCup9 

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My opinion is Yes, but...

I think it might work but the Instant Service will perhaps complain about Web Services not being connected.  If the service merely complains, it will be a win.

Another concern, though whether it distresses you depends on the printer model and how well you understand your network.

Moving the printer, reconnecting it to another / different wireless is going to mean you have to create a new connection / network for the printer.  Might be easy -- might get knotted into a tangle.   Planning on using a printer USB cable to connect the printer to the computer you will use to perform the print tasks?  Plan on having printer software installed on the computer / device -- remote printing might not work.

What?  Printers are not phones -- 

Even assuming moving the printer won't break more than the connection to Web Services, there are considerations, including and not limited to:

• Printers do not jump from one network to another
• Printers -- some at least -- are fussy about the type of network, the connection type, and speed of the network
• Printers that are tied to outside services, do not have local software installed, or are otherwise suddenly isolated, might balk
• Printers -- some at least -- dislike changes to the physical environment.  What?  Changes in temperature or humidity, for example, might disrupt the printer's ability to print.  Taking the printer up or down a mountain?  Changes in air pressure, when severe enough, can impact a printer's performance.
  
• Printers do not like losing track of the "default printer" -- make sure you have set Windows to manage the default or keep an eye on the default printer.  Example - Windows:  Settings > Devices > Printers and scanners  OR   Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers and scanners

If you understand your printer very well and are prepared to deal with network changes and other issues that might arise, it might be worth trying.

If you decide not and wish to keep your printer where it is installed now...

Perhaps ask the church to bring the pictures to your home or office.

If the church dislikes this option, they might send a representative who can watch your process and make sure whatever you are doing meets church criteria.

What else?

If you have a very good camera, in your phone, for example --

If there is a well lit, flat, suitable surface to arrange the old photos,

• Take pictures of the photos and store them on your device.
• Transfer the photos from the device to your computer or print the photos directly from the device.
• Printing from a computer based software gives you more control and precision -- printing from a mobile device can be convenient.

True - normally, taking photos of photos can further impact the quality of the final printed image.

That said, very old photos were created at a very low resolution; there is a limit to what you can get from low quality images even if you place that photo directly onto the glass of a high-grade printer.

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