The app understands lots of common file types, including .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .txt, .html, .PDF, Pages, Numbers, and many other file types, some of which are shown in the image on the left below. So not only can you print them from your iPad, you can also preview them before you commit to printing. You can even edit text files right in Print n Share before printing them.Print n Share includes a built-in Wi-Fi solid-state drive that lets you drag and drop files between your iPad and your computer, so you don’t have to waste time connecting via USB and performing a sync.
Using this app, you can also zip and unzip files right on your iPad, which means archived zip files present no problem whatsoever. Not many iPad apps can deal with zipped files; this capability has saved my bacon more than once. If that were all it could do, I’d recommend it wholeheartedly. But it does much more. For example, there’s a full-featured e-mail client built into Print n Share; you can send and receive mail, print messages and enclosures, and save messages and enclosures as files on your iPad. Did I mention that it works with as many e-mail accounts as you like? Or that it also has its own multi language spell checker with word suggestions?Heck, it even has features that aren’t available in the Mail app that came with your iPad — such as a unified inbox for all mail accounts and the capability to create multiple signatures with images and formatted text! By the time you read this, your iPad may be running iOS 4. One of the most ballyhooed features of iOS 4 is its unified inbox for all of your e-mail accounts. (If your iPad already has a unified inbox, I’m glad to be wrong just now.)
But I’m not even close to finished yet. Print n Share also includes a built-in Web browser so you can print, save, or e-mail Web pages and import bookmarks from your Mac or PC, as shown in the figure . You can print contacts from your Contacts app in several formats, including mailing labels. And you have myriad options for printing photos from your Photos app. Finally, I’ve had several Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies readers mention that EuroSmartz (the creator of Print n Share) provides fast, excellent technical support.
I’ve tried several apps that purport to allow printing from your iPad; Print n Share is the only one that was easy to set up and worked reliably. In my humble opinion, it’s the only way to go if you need a dependable app for printing documents from your iPad. There is one last thing: Just as this book was going to press Apple announced that the next release of the iPad Operating System, iOS 4.2, will include its own printing facility. That said, I doubt Apple’s solution will be as comprehensive and will have fewer bells and whistles.
Best features Print n Share offers a variety of ways to access documents on your iPad and print them on a remote printer. It’s easy to set up, easy to use, and reliable.
Worst features I’m not sure this is a bad thing but Print n Share has so many features that it’s easy to forget to use some of them.
taken from :
Incredible iPad™ Apps For Dummies®
by Bob LeVitus with Bryan Chaffin
