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HP ePrint & Share

User’s guide

Summary of Contents for Designjet T1300

Page 1: ...HP ePrint Share User s guide ...

Page 2: ...set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing contained in other sections different from the express warranty should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical and editorial errors or omissions contained herein Trademarks Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpor...

Page 3: ...ePrint Share Uploader 7 Close the HP ePrint Share Uploader 8 Close your HP ePrint Share account 8 Uninstall the software 8 3 Print from AutoCAD 9 Introduction 9 AutoCAD plug in description 9 User interface 10 Plug in requirements 12 Print using the Printing tool 13 Share using the Printing tool 14 4 Print from MS Office applications 15 Introduction 15 User interface 15 5 Print from other applicati...

Page 4: ...st support 29 Download your files 29 Sort events 30 Tag events 30 Delete events or files 31 Search your Library 32 Save favorite searches 32 9 Web connected printer operations 33 Print from a Web connected printer 33 Scan to your Library T2300 only 36 10 Further information 40 Upload history 40 Paper sizes 40 Print previews 41 Multiroll printing 41 11 Troubleshooting 42 General 42 HP ePrint Share ...

Page 5: ...borative projects on printed paper and interact together through the Internet or face to face people such as architects engineers and designers It makes publishing fast with easy access to prints and printers from any location It is a mobile solution that keeps project teams working remotely literally all on the same page What are the components of HP ePrint Share HP ePrint Share consists of the f...

Page 6: ...owerPoint Word and direct printing from Windows Explorer The AutoCAD plug in is especially easy to use HP Designjet Go Web A virtual printer driver that allows you to create a print ready file PLT and manage it in the HP ePrint Share Printing tool from any Windows application even if a specific printing plug in for that application does not exist Figure 1 1 HP ePrint Share ecosystem architecture a...

Page 7: ...reate account Your new HP ePrint Share account is created and you are redirected to the HP ePrint Share main page where you will find two new events in your inbox The event with the files that the other user wanted to share with you A special Welcome to HP ePrint Share event that contains this User s Guide In the next section of this guide you will learn how to install the HP ePrint Share Printing...

Page 8: ...ice Pack 1 Recommended Web browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later Mozilla Firefox 3 6 or later Google Chrome 5 x or later Other browsers may be compatible AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture if used AutoCAD 2007 2008 2009 with Adobe PDF driver AutoCAD 2010 2011 with Adobe PDF driver AutoCAD 2010 2011 with AutoCAD DWGtoPDF Adobe Acrobat optional for AutoCAD 2010 and 2011 Adobe Acrobat 9 x Mic...

Page 9: ...icrosoft Office 2007 and Autodesk AutoCAD HP ePrint Share Uploader Depending on your operating system version and the software options that you may have already installed the installation program may need to download additional components from the Web Please keep your computer connected to the Internet during the installation process When the installation process starts click Next to continue with...

Page 10: ...ogram features or only some of them Then click Next Click Install to begin the installation Depending on your operating system and system security settings you may see a dialog box telling you that an unidentified program wants access to your computer Please select Allow to proceed with the installation 6 Chapter 2 Software installation ENWW Software installation ...

Page 11: ...in When required the following dialog box appears The user name email address and password are the ones you used to register with the HP ePrint Share server Once you have signed in successfully you remain authenticated until the Printing tool is closed or you click the Sign out option from the task bar icon menu Run the HP ePrint Share Uploader The Uploader runs automatically when you start your c...

Page 12: ...r before closing the Uploader please ensure that all pending uploads are already submitted or cancelled Otherwise they could be uploaded to another user s Library Close your HP ePrint Share account While viewing your Library select Settings at the top of the page and then Close account and delete all events and info associated with it You are asked to give your password and confirm your intention ...

Page 13: ...rofessional is installed the plug in uses it to create PDF files In this case you may find that Adobe Reader is launched automatically to display each PDF file If you want to prevent this go to the Plot dialog select the Adobe PDF pc3 printer press the Properties button select Custom Properties in the settings tree press the Custom Properties button and uncheck the View Adobe PDF results checkbox ...

Page 14: ...vailable in the drawing currently loaded User interface The plug in user interface depends on the version of AutoCAD being used When the plug in is loaded some menu entries are added and the commands HPIPPS HPIPPRESET and HPIPCONFIG are added to the list of AutoCAD commands The plug in also provides a dialog box to create and manage presets This dialog box can be invoked through the plug in menus ...

Page 15: ...ess of the drawing currently loaded The middle area shows the page setups available in the current drawing The bottom area shows plug in configuration tasks Currently it just shows a menu entry to launch the user interface to manage presets HP ePrint Share is also available through the menu bar ENWW User interface 11 Print from AutoCAD ...

Page 16: ...Space only Model Space printing is not supported as the Autodesk recommendation is to use the Paper Space instead The Model Space does not support batch file printing After a drawing is printed from the plug in the HP ePrint Share Printing tool opens If you are not currently logged into HP ePrint Share a message box tells you that you are not currently logged in and asks you to log in and retry A ...

Page 17: ...x at the bottom left and select a destination folder before pressing the PRINT button If you want to store the drawing in your Library as well as printing it check the Store and print box at the bottom right and select an event name before pressing the PRINT button In the latter case the Printing tool uploads the Printed event to your HP ePrint Share Library If you now log into the HP ePrint Share...

Page 18: ...y see a dialog box warning that a program on your computer wants to open Web content Please select Allow to open the downloaded event using the HP ePrint Share Printing tool After the event is downloaded the HP ePrint Share Printing tool opens Share using the Printing tool If you want to share a drawing with your colleagues go to the SHARE tab in the HP ePrint Share Printing tool In the SHARE tab ...

Page 19: ...ou to send any document attached to your email messages to the HP ePrint Share Printing tool directly User interface In most Microsoft Office applications select the HP ePrint Share tab select your printer select Current Page or All Pages click Preview and print and the document you selected appears in the main window of the HP ePrint Share Printing tool In Microsoft Outlook right click a message ...

Page 20: ...d choose the HP Designjet Go Web printer from the printer selection dialog box You may select the print settings page size orientation as for any HP printer There are other applications that offer you a slightly different user experience in order to select the destination printer For example the Picture Editor that comes with Windows Vista allows you to choose the printer directly from the main sc...

Page 21: ... AutoCAD or from MS Office applications the document appears in the main window of the HP ePrint Share Printing tool HP Designjet Go Web generates a print ready PLT file that can be stored in your Library ENWW HP Designjet Go Web 17 Print without plug in ...

Page 22: ...tion PDF files version 1 9 or earlier made by Adobe Acrobat version 9 or earlier PLT files HP GL 2 files but not HP GL DWF files 3D sections are not supported JPEG 8 bit RGB files without ICC profiles but not JPEG2000 TIFF 1 bit 8 bit or 24 bit RGB files without ICC profiles 18 Chapter 6 Print files directly ENWW Print directly ...

Page 23: ...out settings Including rotation scaling and clipping preview to help you save paper Multiprinter One tool for all your HP Designjets and LaserJets avoiding the installation of multiple drivers Upload functionality To save print ready and other types of files to your Library so you can access them later through a Web browser for instant reprinting or sharing with your colleagues Sharing functionali...

Page 24: ... You can display or hide the welcome dialog that appears by default when you start the Printing tool The welcome dialog shows information on how to print how to share and how to store using HP ePrint and Share Always check for updates You can turn automatic software updates on or off You are recommended to keep this option turned on Print to your HP Designjet or LaserJet printer The Print option o...

Page 25: ...click Print to save to your Library In that way besides printing your drawings on your HP Designjet or LaserJet printer a printer friendly copy of your document is stored in your HP ePrint Share Library so that you can easily reprint or share it later When the upload completes you can see a new Printed event in your HP ePrint Share Library ENWW Upload to your Library 21 ePS Printing tool ...

Page 26: ...e files that you want to share from the list in the FILES column You can press the button to add files to the list 4 When you have selected the files and entered the information into the SHARE tab press the SHARE button at the bottom right of the window 5 The files are uploaded to your Library and you can see a new Share event in your personal queue 6 All the recipients of your sharing event will ...

Page 27: ...s and password The size of your Library When you register with HP ePrint Share you are allocated a quota of free space for your Library on the HP ePrint Share server The current size of your Library and your quota are shown at the bottom left of the Library window You can request a higher quota if needed by contacting the HP ePrint Share support team through the website All files that you have add...

Page 28: ... a free account is inactive for ninety 90 days HP may delete any or all of your content without providing additional notice File icons File types in your Library are identified by different icons as shown below A bitmap raster image bmp tiff jpg gif ico A vector image dwg dwf A document doc xls ppt txt rtf pdf An email message msg A print ready file plt ps Any other kind of file Print from the HP ...

Page 29: ... the HP ePrint Share Printing tool To print a file from any event in your Library check the file you want to print and press the Print button Share with your colleagues You can launch a Share operation for One full Printed event not for Share events Any of the files in one of your events Any files not yet in your Library but accessible from your computer ENWW Share with your colleagues 25 Library ...

Page 30: ...n see are not updated automatically in real time If Share events have been added or deleted since you started viewing the page you must manually refresh the page to see the current situation TIP If you have created a Share event and want to re send one of the original invitations go to the Members section of the Share event right click the member you want to invite again and select Re send invitat...

Page 31: ...the invited people to see each other s names 3 Fill in each email address and name 4 Once you click SAVE a new Share event is created The newly added member is indicated as Invited NOTE You can add more files to the same Share event at any time by pressing the Add File button ENWW Share with your colleagues 27 Library activities ...

Page 32: ...e files from your computer 1 Select Create share from the SHORTCUTS column 2 The DETAILS column changes to allow you to create the new Share event You must give a name to the event and you can add a description Click the Add File button to add files and click the Add Member button to add members to the Share event 3 When you are ready click the SAVE button to save the new event 4 Each invited memb...

Page 33: ...request help from the HP ePrint Share support team by clicking Support at the top right of the Library window and then filling in the form that pops up Download your files You can download events or specific files easily from the main Events Web page To download an event click the little triangle beside the event and select Download from the popup menu ENWW Request support 29 Library activities ...

Page 34: ...can sort the events in your Library by using one of the sort options that appear under the Search field Event name Owner Creation date Last updated Tag events Tags can be used to organize the files in your HP ePrint Share Library 1 Select any file or files and press the Tag button If you want to give the same tag to all files in the selected event you don t need to select them individually 30 Chap...

Page 35: ...select a tag event the files with that tag appear in the DETAILS column NOTE If you select TAGS in the SHORTCUTS column only your tag events are shown in the EVENTS column 4 You can change a file s tag by selecting the file and pressing the Tag button again Delete events or files You can delete only your own events or specific files inside your events You cannot modify or remove the events shared ...

Page 36: ...arches the Library for all share events owned by karina xxx com Reserved words eventname event all all events event print all print events event share all share events filename member owner Operators means not OR means or means a case sensitive literal search for the text between quotation marks which may contain spaces Save favorite searches When you have completed a search you can save that sear...

Page 37: ...es from your Library from your Web connected printer s touchscreen without needing a computer and you can print them either on the same printer or on any remote Web connected printer to which you have access 1 If the touchscreen s home screen looks like this first press the Print icon 2 Press the HP ePrint Share icon ENWW Print from a Web connected printer 33 Web connected ...

Page 38: ...rd is displayed so that you can enter the letters Press OK when you have finished then enter your password in the same way 5 Select an event category by pressing the category You can select All events all Printed events all Scanned events all Shared events all events Shared by you or all events Shared by others 34 Chapter 9 Web connected printer operations ENWW Web connected ...

Page 39: ... with each event is shown on the right 7 Select a file from the event by pressing the file name 8 The default print settings are displayed and you can change them by pressing the Settings button 9 When you are ready to print press the Start button ENWW Print from a Web connected printer 35 Web connected ...

Page 40: ...een or the Job queue icon to go to the job queue Scan to your Library T2300 only If you have an HP Designjet T2300 eMFP you can scan documents directly into your Library from the Designjet s touchscreen 1 Press the Scan icon on the touchscreen s home screen 2 Press the HP ePrint Share icon 36 Chapter 9 Web connected printer operations ENWW Web connected ...

Page 41: ...mail address A keyboard is displayed so that you can enter the letters Press OK when you have finished then enter your password in the same way 5 The default scan settings are displayed and you can change them by pressing the Settings button 6 When you are ready to scan press the Start button ENWW Scan to your Library T2300 only 37 Web connected ...

Page 42: ...it If the scanned file is within your quota press the Next button to continue otherwise you can press Scan again to change the scan settings and try again 9 In the next screen you can choose to share the scan with any of your contacts You can also add new contacts Press the Send button when ready 38 Chapter 9 Web connected printer operations ENWW Web connected ...

Page 43: ...ment Alternatively press the Sign out icon to return to the home screen or the Scan queue icon to go to the scan job queue 11 The scanned document will be available in a Scanned event in your Library and you can later print it or share it with other people ENWW Scan to your Library T2300 only 39 Web connected ...

Page 44: ...d History Delete the upload history Resume Last Upload Restart the upload process at the first pending file Cancel Last Upload Delete one event that has failed to upload and continue with the upload of subsequent events in the queue Cancel All Pending Uploads Delete all of the files waiting to be uploaded This button is enabled when the latest upload failed Paper sizes HP ePrint Share supports the...

Page 45: ... It shows a preview of how the print will appear when printed on the loaded paper The content preview can be requested by clicking its icon It shows the image as specified in the file without regard to the loaded paper Multiroll printing If you have a multiroll printer you can choose to print all jobs on one specified roll or you can choose to use the multiroll printing strategy set in the printer...

Page 46: ...t I added files to the list and now I can t delete them The files will be removed from the list whenever you restart the Printing tool AutoCAD plug in After installing my new version of AutoCAD I no longer see the ePrint Share option in the AutoCAD menu You must uninstall and reinstall HP ePrint Share so that the plug in is added to the AutoCAD options When I click a preset it does not open any wi...

Page 47: ...ze with those printers Specifically the plug in does not support the HP Designjet 110 plus 500 510 series 800 series 1050 series 4000 4500 series 4020 4520 series or 5000 5500 series I can t select my printer in the plug in You can select a printer in the Microsoft Office plug ins only if you have the printer driver installed To work around this limitation select a different printer and request a ...

Page 48: ...e that the page is up to date How can I upload files to my Library without printing them You can share the files and specify your own account in the To field sharing the files with yourself I cannot offer to other people shared files that I have received but do not own This is an intentional feature to limit the distribution of files created by the sharing originator If you want to use the files y...

Page 49: ...ur files on any connected HP Designjet or LaserJet and stores them in your Library HP ePrint Share uploader A program installed on your computer that manages the queue of files sent to HP ePrint Share Library Your collection of stored events and files on the HP ePrint Share server Member One of the people allowed to share the set of files in a Share event Plug in A software module that adds some f...

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