Problems with new Chromebook - Help please!

papasmurf888 · December 2016

Hello,

Ive just bought my first chromebook/Acer device and I am having troubles with it.

2 main problems.

First being, I took the word of the rep selling it on what I could use it for. According to him, I could use it for iTunes. Apparently this is not the case. Is there any work around?

The second is in regards to printing. I have also bought a Cannon printer. MG5750.

I've got both the chromebook and printer set up ok. As a previous mac/windows user, I am used to hitting print, and away we go. Unless I am misunderstanding something, what I need to do on the chromebook is hit print, which essentially saves a pdf to the google drive. I then have to go into google drive on the printer and select print? IS this right? Seems a weird process.

Even doing this I am having problems. I can see the documents on the printer screen when I log into google drive, but they are not selectable. Therefore I cant print them.

Am I being completely daft? IS there a way to directly print from the chromebook???

Help is much appreciate as it was a present for my wife, and she is less than impressed and I am getting very frustrated.