Chromebook can bring various numbers benefits but printing has never become one of its strongest points. Both Chromebooks and printers have never gotten along well and thus as a result it creates trouble for users. HP Printer supports Google Cloud Print or HP print for Chromebook. However, if it is not supported then you will not be able to print from the printer. Sometimes Chromebook either installs an adapter or buy a Google Cloud Print compatible printer. In this article we have provided the best troubleshooting steps of HP printer Setup Chromebook:

HP printer Setup Chromebook

Step 1 – Connect your Printer to the Internet:

Following has been defined few steps to connect your HP Printer to the Internet:

1: First, you need to click the Settings and scroll down to Advanced and click on it.

2: Now, click Click Printers under Printing.

3: Next, select Add Printer , you need to click add if your printer showing up.

4: If your printer is now showing up then you need to add manually.

Step 2 – Install HP Print for Chrome:

Learn these following given steps to install HP print for Chrome:

1: At the bottom right of your computer screen, select the time.

2: Now, select Settings.

3: Next, at the bottom select Advanced.

4: Now under Printing, you need to select Printers.

5: Under the “Available Printers to save”, next to your printer, select Save.

6: Now, check your printer has been appearing at the top and under the “Saved Printers”.

Step 3 –Add Printer to Chromebook:

You need to connect the Printer to your Chromebook by using a wireless or USB cable to complete the setup. Also, there is no need for apps or drivers to set up your printer.

1: Firstly, you need to update the Chromebook to the most versions of Chrome OS.

2: Now, make sure that the paper is loaded in the main tray and then turn on the printer.

3:  Next, connect the printer to the Chromebook.

4: There are three methods for connecting the Chromebook and i.e:

USB Printer connection: Connect the USB cable to the printer and Chromebook.

Wireless Printer Connection: Depending on your printer you can make use of a Wireless setup wizard or Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) to connect a wireless network.

5: Printers with a Control panel menu can make use of this method:

1: Open the setup, network, or wireless menu.

2: Now, select wireless setup wizard and then follow the instructions to connect the printer to the network.

6: Printers without a control panel menu:

1: Press and hold the wireless button for at least 5 seconds.

2: Now, within two minutes you need to press and hold the WPS button on the router until you see that the connection process begins. You will see that the wireless lights or blue bar stop flashing when the connection gets completed.

7: On the Chromebook, you need to click the clock in the bottom right corner and then click the settings icon.

8: Now, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and then click “Advanced”.

9: Next, under Printing, you need to click Printers>Add Printer.

10: If your printer displays then select it and then click “Add”.

11: If your printer doesn’t display then click “Add Manually” and then follow the instructions.

12: Now, click “ADD”.

Step 4 – Scan your Document:

For scanning a document refer to these below-given steps:

1: First, you need to open the Google Drive App.

2: Now, in the bottom right, tap the ADD button.

3: Next, tap Scan.

4: Now, take a photo of the document that you would like to scan and adjust the scan area.

5: Tap Crop, take the photo again, and then re-scan the current page and tap ADD.

6: Now, to save the finished document you need to tap “Done”.

Step 5 – Print from the Chromebook:

You can print documents, web-pages, emails, photos via the Chrome browser and some supported apps.

1: First, you need to open the item that you want to print.

2: Now, click the Chrome browser settings icon and then select Print.

3: Next, to the destination, you need to click Change and then select your Printer.

4: Now, change any desired print settings and then click Print.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

Q1: How you can connect HP Printer to Chromebook?

Ans: Here has been listed some steps to connect HP printer to Chromebook:

1: At the bottom right screen, select the time.

2: Now, select Settings.

3: Next, at the bottom, select “Advanced”.

4: Under “Print and Scan”, select Printers.

5: Now, under the Available Printers to save, next to your printer, select Save.

6: Now, check your printer might appear at the top and under the Saved Printers.

Q2: How to setup a Printer on Chromebook?

Ans: Refer to these following given steps to setup printer on Chromebook:

1: You need to plug the cable into the printer and then plug the other end into your Chromebook.

2: Now, open your Chromebook Settings and then type Print into the search box.

3: Select Printers and then click the blue “Add Printer” button.

Q3: How you can connect the computer to wireless printers?

Ans: To connect the computer to wireless printers refer to these given steps:

1: Firstly, locate your settings and once it is turned “On” then you will need to connect the printer to your home Wi-Fi.

2: Now, link your Wi-Fi network.

3: Next, complete your connectivity.

4: Now, locate your printer settings.

5: Connect the printer to the computer.

Q4: How to get an HP printer to recognize a wireless printer?

Ans: To get HP Printer to recognize the wireless printer, refer to these given steps:

1: First, turn on your Wireless printer.

2: Now, on the touchscreen, you need to press the right arrow key and then press setup.

3: Next, select Network from the setup menu.

4: Select Wireless Setup Wizard from the Network menu and it will automatically search for the wireless routers in the range.

5: Now, select your Network (SSID) from the list.

Q5: How to reset HP Printer back to its factory settings?

Ans: Refer to these given steps that show how to reset the HP printer back to its factory settings.

1: From the screen on your printer, first navigate to Setup.

2: Now, tap Tools.

3: Tap Restore defaults.

4: Now, tap “Yes”.

5: Here the Printer will start getting Restart.

6: Once it gets restarted then the HP printer will have been reset to factory default settings.

Final words

Now, your HP printer is ready to install, and finally you can start printing using the Chromebook. You can follow the above-given steps for HP Printer Setup Chromebook.

However, if you are finding any glitches while printing the document from Chromebook then without wasting time you can obtain help from the HP support team or you can get in touch with our well-educated and experienced tech-geeks.

Our team is available 24/7 hours and we assist you properly and provide satisfactory solutions as soon as we can. You can connect with the core team via chat and get hassle-free solutions from us. So contact us as soon as possible and get rid of this problem within a couple of time.