{"id":8996,"date":"2021-06-24T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=8996"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:54:39","slug":"how-to-print-a-file-to-a-local-printer-using-remote-access","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-print-a-file-to-a-local-printer-using-remote-access\/","title":{"rendered":"How to print a file to a local printer using remote access"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8996\" class=\"elementor elementor-8996\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d391176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d391176\" 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-501841be\" data-id=\"501841be\" 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-41e13b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e13b8a\" 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><em>This article applies to RealVNC Connect through version 7.<\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are starting with remote printing.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You might need to print a file to a local printer when using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/discover\/remote-access\/\">remote access<\/a>. This will happen especially when you&#8217;re working from two machines at the same time. Luckily, RealVNC Connect makes this very easy to do.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Also, more interesting\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.realvnc.com\/how-to-use-vnc-remote-desktop-software\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">tips on how to use VNC remote access software can be\u00a0found\u00a0here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What do you need\u00a0in order to\u00a0print using remote access?<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Imagine working on your company-issued computer, but occasionally needing to print documents from the home one. You have a printer right next to you, but it&#8217;s tedious to always\u00a0have to\u00a0make a local copy of the file before printing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Provided you have a RealVNC Connect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/pricing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Professional or Enterprise subscription<\/a>, this is extremely easy to do. Be mindful that this feature is device and subscription dependent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nothing needs setting up,\u00a0as\u00a0the feature is\u00a0part of\u00a0the software\u00a0right\u00a0out of the box. Here&#8217;s how to\u00a0actually use\u00a0it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Printing a file from a remote computer<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/download\/viewer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VNC Viewer<\/a>\u00a0v7\u00a0VNC Server v7 (or try our new unified app with RealVNC Connect v8),\u00a0and select the machine you want to control. Of course, the machine will need to run our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/download\/vnc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VNC Server<\/a>. In this\u00a0particular situation,\u00a0we\u2019re talking about\u00a0your home computer. Find the file you would like to print and open it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next, go to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">File &gt; Print\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or use the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ctrl + P\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">keyboard combination.\u00a0The\u00a0printer connected to the machine running VNC Viewer is shown. It\u2019s listed\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Printer name via VNC from Machine name,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as seen below. Print as you normally\u00a0would\u00a0and the document will\u00a0come\u00a0out.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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-14f4f1d6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f4f1d6\" 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-61547769\" data-id=\"61547769\" 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-31557cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31557cc6\" 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=\"299\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/VNC-Connect-Print-file-local-printer-remote-access-menu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8934\" alt=\"VNC Connect Print file local printer remote access menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/VNC-Connect-Print-file-local-printer-remote-access-menu.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/VNC-Connect-Print-file-local-printer-remote-access-menu-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>\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-75c1e16a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75c1e16a\" 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-3ebf263a\" data-id=\"3ebf263a\" 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-737cf4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"737cf4b6\" 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 data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u00a0regards to\u00a0print quality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/\">RealVNC Connect<\/a> will use the best possible print quality on the local printer. 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You can do so by modifying the default printer settings on the machine running VNC Viewer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">If you haven&#8217;t tried RealVNC Connect yet, you can take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/l\/trial\/\" rel=\"noopener\">free 14-day trial<\/a>.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first in a series in which we will take a deep dive into how to use, and make the most of, some of the most useful features of RealVNC Connect remote access 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