HP ePrint & Share is a collaborative
Web printing solution that lets you create,
print, share and manage digital content from
a simple user interface. It’s built around
a secure online library you can access from
anywhere.
Create, print and share .PDFs from
one integrated screen. Instead of working
with multiple interfaces, you can now
create a .PDF from the same screen you
use to print. The instant you hit print,
HP ePrint & Share creates a print-ready
.PDF and saves a copy to your personal
online library.
Get accurate print previews. Say goodbye
to fiddling with page settings and printing
multiple test pages. With HP ePrint &
Share, you can see what your pages look
like onscreen before you print, for perfect
printouts every time. Print anywhere there’s
a Web connection. You can connect to HP
ePrint & Share from any PC with a
Web connection. Once you’re online with
HP ePrint & Share, you can print to
any HP Designjet printer.
Share files and manage reviews without
email or FTP. HP ePrint & Share lets
you share files without the hassle of
large email attachments. It’s also more
convenient than FTP, because it stores
all the files you share and keeps track
of who has viewed them.
Access HP ePrint & Share from AutoCAD.
HP ePrint & Share includes a special
plug-in for AutoCAD users that lets you
access key features from your AutoCAD
menu.
Access HP ePrint & Share from Microsoft®
Office. You can also download an HP ePrint
& Share plug in for Microsoft® Office.
It lets you print AutoCAD files directly
from Microsoft® Outlook™ and easily print
large-format files from PowerPoint and
Excel.
With HP ePrint & Share, you can:
What is HP ePrint
& Share?
HP ePrint & Share is a Web solution
that lets Designjet Users create, print,
share and manage content online. In one
tool and with only a few clicks, users preview
and create PDF versions of prints, save
them online and share them with project
teams.
Users are able to access this content everywhere
they are at any time, easy re-print it or
print it remotely. At the same time, the
whole project team can share files in a
very easy way and all can work with the
latest versions faster.
What is HP ePrint & Share for
AutoCAD Users?
For AutoCAD users, an HP ePrint & Share
plugin is available that integrates the
service into the CAD application. It simplifies
printing complexity and offers only in one
step:
Print preview.
Page presets directly imported from
your existing ones.
Automatic PDF creation while you print.
Direct uploading of files to the HP
ePrint & Share library, for reprinting,
remote printing or sharing with project
teams.
Who should use HP ePrint &
Share?
This service has been designed for Architects,
Engineers, Constructors and Designers, working
in small and medium businesses. They can
work on collaborative projects in a mobile
style and with little IT infrastructure.
HP ePrint & Share makes it fast and
easy to publish and access prints and printers
anytime, anywhere, keeping mobile and remote
project teams literally on the same page.
Does HP ePrint & Share work
with all the HP Designjet Portfolio printers? It provides a list of benefits
to all HP Designjet Printers: printing directly
from AutoCAD, having real file previews,
creating a PDF version while printing, saving
content online and sharing with partners.
Whenever the user needs to do "Cloud
Printing" directly from the printer’s
front panel, then it’s a must to have a
Web-connected printer available.
Does HP ePrint & Share work
with small-format printers?
Not at the moment. The service supports
HP Designjet printers only.
Does HP ePrint & Share work
with other brands of printers?
HP ePrint & Share and the HP Printing
Experience are optimized for HP Designjet
printers. Other brand-printer users will
be able to leverage some parts of this service,
but in this case it will be through the
traditional workflow and with additional
complexity.
Can I use HP ePrint & Share
for printing only, without sharing?
Yes. You can download only the HP ePrint
& Share printing tool and experience
the benefits of direct access from AutoCAD,
real file previews, creating a PDF version
while printing and saving a copy of this
content in the local network folders.
How is printing with HP ePrint
& Share different from printing with
a driver?
HP ePrint & Share offers:
A print preview: where you can see how
the print will render on paper on a specific
printer.
Simple layout settings: including rotation,
scaling and clipping preview to help users
save time.
Multiprinter capabilities: one tool
for all HP Designjet printers, avoiding
the need to install multiple drivers.
Automatic creation of PDF file version,
enhancing the opportunity to save print-ready
files online and share them with project
teams.
What is a print-ready file? A print-ready file contains page
settings so it can be printed in one click,
without drivers or applications needed.
It will be always printed as the author
intended. Both PLTs and PDFs are considered
print-ready files.
If HP ePrint & Share is a Web
service, why do I have to install software
on my PC? Installing software on your PC
helps to streamline your printing or sharing
experience, like right-clicking on files
instead of having to browse and upload.
It is a small one-time action to make your
workflow simpler and faster from now on.
Why do I have to register to use
HP ePrint & Share?
Whenever you want to save content online
In your HP ePrint & Share library, a
user account is needed. It helps to identify
you and guarantee data security.
When I share files with my colleagues,
do they have to register to download or
print them?
Yes. It is a professional service and the
files shared are business-sensitive. For
this reason, it requires everyone printing
or downloading a file to be registered.
It also helps file owners to track who has
access and is working with their files.
If I already use an FTP or file-sharing
site, can I still use HP ePrint & Share? HP ePrint & Share is designed
to create print-ready files and to connect
them to project teams and printers, all
in one tool. If you are already using a
file-sharing site or FTP, HP ePrint &
Share can help you during the printing process
(real file preview, easy page settings,
create PDF version while printing) and afterwards
save this content locally and upload it
to the sharing site or FTP.
How much does HP ePrint & Share
cost?
HP ePrint & Share basic version is free
for any HP Designjet user.
Can HP ePrint & Share be accessed
from a mobile phone? HP ePrint & Share launched
version is still not available for mobile
phones. You will be able to print from your
mobile device to any Web-connected HP Designjet
printer soon.
What is a Web-connected HP Designjet
printer?
It is a printer that can process files directly
from the Internet. It avoids downloading
content to your PC for printing. Main advantages
are:
Printing on the go.
Printing and scanning to the cloud directly
from the printer’s front panel.
New functionality available and content
access from Internet.
Is HP launching a Web-connected
printer?
Yes. On the 1st of November 2010, HP is
launching the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP, the
first Web-enabled eMFP at a breakthrough
price.
Can my HP Designjet T2300 eMFP
scans be sent to HP ePrint & Share for
sharing or later reprint? Soon the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP
will be connected directly to HP ePrint
& Share. It allows users to scan directly
to the cloud and share this content faster
with project teams, and also reprint as
required.
Is HP ePrint & Share available
for Enterprises?
The HP ePrint & Share basic version
is developed for the needs of small and
medium businesses. This version is not yet
ready for major enterprises.
Will there be ePrint apps?
HP is working with a select group of developers
to add more print apps. Customers will be
able to select print content with customized
messages directly from the touch screen.
Will be HP ePrint & Share accessible
from the Web-connected Printers? We are developing "Cloud Printing"
capabilities directly from the front panel.
The HP ePrint & Share icon will appear
in the printer’s front panel, alongside
the Print and Scan icons.
How different is HP ePrint &
Share from a standard content repository?
HP ePrint & Share is optimized for the
Architects, Engineers and Constructors market
and for their specific needs of printing
everywhere and sharing day-by-day content
for designing and publishing their projects.
The main purpose is to reduce traditional
workflow complexity and save time in our
customers’ printing and sharing processes.
It is not a matter of just offering them
a place in which to store or share their
projects.
HP intention is to offer our customers
a unique printing experience with HP Designjet
printers, easily moving the content online
to a large-format printer.
How do I print with HP ePrint &
Share? To make it a truly swift experience,
service is present in all the situations
where you need to print:
When working on a new document with
your regular applications (AutoCAD or
MS Office), use the Print option in the
File menu. (File > Print > HP ePrint
& Share).
Right-click the file (Right click >
HP ePrint & Share) when:
Receiving a file attached to an
email.
Browsing network file folders.
Accessing a file on an FTP or Web
file-sharing service.
Why do I sometimes get PDFs and
sometimes PLTs in HP ePrint & Share?
PLT is an original print language from HP.
HP ensures that this file will always print
consistently on any HP printer, with a truly
simple and instant experience.
HP ePrint & Share will always create
a PLT, except when printing from AutoCAD
with ePrint & Share, when it will create
a PDF, as AutoCAD can directly "print
to PDF".
Can HP ePrint & Share manage
other types of files beyond PDF or PLT?
The service is optimized for print-ready
files such as PDF or PLT. It means you are
always only one click away from a printout,
anytime and anywhere.
However, users can share all kind of file
formats. Projects involve not only PDFs
but also word processor documents, spreadsheets,
presentations, photos, videos and so on.
These other kinds of files will need to
be downloaded and opened in the corresponding
application in order to be printed.
What other file types is HP ePrint
& Share optimized for?
It is also optimized for MS Word, PowerPoint,
Excel and Outlook.
Is HP ePrint & Share available
for Mac users?
The HP ePrint & Share basic version
supports Windows only, although a Mac OS
user will be able to access shared files.
What is the HP ePrint & Share
library capacity?
Each user account has an allowance of 5
GB. Our market research and beta test program
gave us the insight that it is enough to
start adopting the service and using it.
In the future we are planning to develop
more premium functionality that will give
our customers the opportunity to use more
storage space.
In any case, our customers always have
information on available capacity and the
opportunity to manage and remove obsolete
content.
Which versions of AutoCAD are supported
with the plug-in?
HP ePrint & Share supports AutoCAD versions
from 2007 until 2011.
For AutoCAD 2007, 2008 and 2009 versions,
we recommend also having Adobe Acrobat Pro
installed.
What is it a promotional code?
You might find some promotional codes from
HP ePrint & Share in several HP Designjet
marketing activities or communications.
It is a way of identifying you as a user
that has some relationship with these kind
of activities. This promotional code can
be redeemed only at the time of your registration
to HP ePrint & Share library, and it
can be used only once. Simply enter your
own promotional code in the field, and it
will automatically associate you with some
special marketing activity.
Who has access to my files in HP
Designjet ePrint & Share?
When you upload new content to HP Designjet
ePrint & Share (by printing or sharing)
only you, and the people you have explicitly
shared the content with, have access to
this content.
This access control mechanism is on an
event-by-event basis, meaning that if you
share something with someone, this person
will have access rights only to the content
of that specific sharing event.
You can also revoke access to an specific
user at any time.
Do HP support personnel have access
to my files? No. The support personnel have
special account privileges to help in troubleshooting
any issue you may have, but they don’t have
access to download any of your files.
As part of the normal service operation,
HP performs regular backups of your data,
these automated backup processes are the
only ones that have access to your files,
but just for backup purposes.
Where are my files stored physically?
HP Designjet ePrint & Share is hosted
in a 1st class datacenter. Physical access
to these premises is strictly controlled
and restricted. Only employees who have
a legitimate business need can access the
datacenter.
All the computers hosting the HP Designjet
ePrint & Share service are protected
by a multi-tiered firewall, all the systems
are constantly monitored and intrusion detection
tests are run periodically.
The computers proving the storage (where
your files reside) have additional levels
of security and isolation, both physical
and logical, even from other services hosted
in the same premises.
Is my personal data safe when I
register at HP Designjet ePrint & Share?
Yes. HP takes security and data privacy
very seriously. HP will not sell, rent or
lease your personal information to others.
You can review the entire HP Online Privacy
Statement at
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/privacy.html
Does HP own my files or has any
right to them?
No. You retain all the ownership, and any
intellectual property rights you may have,
to the files you upload to HP Designjet
ePrint & Share. By providing the service,
HP does not obtain any special ownership
or rights to these files.
In order for HP to be legally capable of
making backups of your data and perform
certain actions (generate a preview, etc.),
you grant to HP the right to use the files,
solely for the purposes of providing the
ePrint & Share service.
