Q: print from ipad without wifi

Depends on the printer. Some printers can create their own wifi network the iPad can connect to.

HP was their wireless direct printing option on some models of printers for instance:

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/mobility/wireless-direct-printing.html

Alternatively you can buy a Wifi router to create a Wifi network even if there is no Internet access, and connect the iPad and Printer to it.

pmar93 wrote:

 

I have an iPad 2 that I'm considering getting a wired keyboard for and giving to my elderly mother-in-law to use as a typewriter,

The iPad doesn't support wired keyboards. Early on, people managed to get them to work through the Camera Connection Kit but later updates decreased the power that the lightning port provides.

I've certainly taught lots of people in their 80s and 90s how to use iOS devices. If they want to learn how to use them, they do. If the technology is given to them by even the best meaning of friends or relatives and they don't really haven an interest, they will struggle. A quick look on Amazon seems to indicate that both typewrites and ribbons are still available. I would spend some time discussing the idea with your relative, possibly letting them try someone else's iPad to see what they think of the idea.

Best of luck.

How would I go about creating a WiFi network with a router if ipad sim is the only Internet in the house?

The Router will create a Wifi network whether its connected to the internet or not.

Just follow the steps in the Router's manual to set it up normally and ignoring the steps to connect it your Internet service provider's modem since you have none.

Since you can't get a wired keyboard, have you considered getting a keyboard/case for the iPad - that would make sense. I think you need to figure out how she will type on it as without creating anything, a printer won't help all that much.

http://www.computershopper.com/slideshow/15-top-keyboard-cases-for-the-2012-ipad -and-ipad-2/zaggfolio-keyboard-case

Thanks.