{"id":75166,"date":"2025-09-23T16:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=75166"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:23:02","slug":"how-to-print-document-remote-computer-realvnc-connect-v8","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-print-document-remote-computer-realvnc-connect-v8\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Print a Document from a Remote Computer with RealVNC Connect V8"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75166\" class=\"elementor elementor-75166\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fc87c32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fc87c32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed68e55\" data-id=\"5ed68e55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1f056c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1f056c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"100bt\" data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><p>Printing a document from a remote computer can save you a lot of time. RealVNC Connect V8 makes this very easy.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Printing from Remote Computers<\/h2><p>Organizations with many branches often need printed copies of documents from said branches. For example, in retail, the headquarters often keeps printed copies of receipts from stores.\u00a0<\/p><p>A RealVNC customer in this field told us how they would often need, before using our product, to have paper documents shipped to HQ. Of course, shipping costs were significant.\u00a0<\/p><p>Once they started to use RealVNC Connect, the first obvious solution was to use the File Transfer feature. They could then securely transfer documents in bulk. Once they were on the device in their headquarters, these were printed and filed.\u00a0<\/p><p>This is one way to do it, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/five-important-things-about-realvnc-connect-v8\">upgraded File Manager feature<\/a> can be very helpful. \u00a0<\/p><p>Yet, even that adds an extra step to the process. You need to transfer the file, then open it on your computer. And only then can you print it.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our customer told us that everything changed for the better the moment they discovered that files can be printed remotely. They could connect to the store computer, open the file on there, and then just print it on their local printer.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you want to do the same, here&#8217;s how.\u00a0<\/p><h2>How To Print a Remote Document on Your Local Printer<\/h2><p>We&#8217;ll assume that you&#8217;ve previously connected to the computer that the document is on.<\/p><p>Start by connecting as you normally would.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f6e96a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f6e96a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-515a84a3\" data-id=\"515a84a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf3e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccf3e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75188\" alt=\"How To Print RealVNC Connect v8 Connect to Computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer.png 1216w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer-768x317.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c4d1b35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c4d1b35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a40c0ee\" data-id=\"4a40c0ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0e4a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f0e4a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">Find the file you would like to print on the remote computer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">In the meantime, make sure that the printer you would like to use is the default one on the computer you&#8217;re connecting from. And, of course, that it&#8217;s switched on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">Once you have found the file, open it and give the print command as you normally would (Ctrl + P on Windows or Command + P if you&#8217;re on a Mac).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">For this example, we&#8217;re using a PDF file, but things won&#8217;t differ much on any other file types.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">This is where things get interesting. If you select the Printer you want to print on, you will notice that a new printer is now available to print on. It&#8217;s your local printer &#8220;&#8230;via VNC&#8221;. Select that printer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-722950ac elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"722950ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49944c67\" data-id=\"49944c67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279adc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"279adc23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer-Print.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75193\" alt=\"How To Print RealVNC Connect v8 Connect to Computer Print\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer-Print.png 270w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.-How-To-Print-RealVNC-Connect-v8-Connect-to-Computer-Print-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bfb701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3579936f\" data-id=\"3579936f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a9d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a9d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"100bt\" data-offset-key=\"dohto-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dohto-0-0\"><p>Now just print as you would locally. RealVNC Connect v8 will do the rest of the job for you. As a consequence, the document will print on your local printer. It will be just as if you were printing from your own computer.<\/p><p>No need for transferring files and storing them locally.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Try RealVNC Connect V8 Now!<\/h2><p>Remote printing, together with other interesting features, is part of the latest and greatest iteration of RealVNC Connect. We&#8217;re talking, of course, about Version 8.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you haven&#8217;t already given it a go, what are you waiting for? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/download\/\">A free trial is available here<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Printing a document from a remote computer can save you a lot of time. 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