How on my Ipad to get the print option into the AirDrop options in case of not automatically appearing in the list
iPad Wi-Fi, iOS 11
Thanks Diana, however not yet the answer i had hoped to get.
When using AirDrop for one document, the Print option appears, when using for another one, no Print option appears, see the picture. Difficult to understand why sharing options depend on what one wants to share. Or can one set options somewhere?
jandewit28 wrote:
You write: “Activities are dependent on the app. Not all apps support printing.”
which app do you refer to? The document format; PDF or Word or..?
I am not referring to a document format. I am referring to the specific app you're using. For example, PDF Expert is an app. It can be used to view and edit pdf documents. It supports printing. The Kindle app can also be used to view PDF documents but it doesn't (to the best of my knowledge) support printing.
Perhaps this article will help clarify:
Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
You seem to be conflating too different things. AirDrop is a way of transferring things from one iOS/Mac device to another. It has nothing to do with printing.
In that screenshot, the top row is AirDrop. The second, unrelated row is the list of apps you can share to. The bottom row, unrelated to the top two, is the list of Activities.
For sharing, if you go all the way to the right end, you'll see a box that says "More". You can add or remove apps that you can share to.
On the bottom Activities row, you can do the same thing. However the Activities are dependent on the app. Not all apps support printing.
You write: “Activities are dependent on the app. Not all apps support printing.”
which app do you refer to? The document format; PDF or Word or..?
If so, one complication that has surprised me:
The PDF download of a specific file from a website a collaegue and I use regularly can be printed on my Ipad (the print option appears on the activiy list when klicking on AirDrop; so printing is an export option on my ipad); however on the Ipad of my collaegue this print option does not pop up, nor on the row of activities, nor under “more”. For other PDF’s, Print does pop up on both our Ipad’s.
any explanation? how to get this printing for the PDF on his list of options for the specific document that causes problems today?
Hi. Those are the Sharing option, nothing to do with AirDrop.
If the app doesn't support printing, you may need to copy the document to another app that does, like Notes.
How to get the print option into Airdrop for all documents
