How to Create and Use Shortcuts with HP Printers on Your Mobile Device
Shortcuts in HP Smart app help you create links to quickly print, email, or save your documents with one tap.
This feature is also available on the desktop apps and on some HP printers with control panels.
Begin by installing HP Smart on your device.
Open your app store to search for and download the HP Smart app.
You can also open a browser and go to 123.hp.com. Then, tap Install HP Smart.
Open the HP Smart app. Make sure your printer and device are connected to the same wireless network.
Follow the on-screen instructions to add your printer to HP Smart.
If you are setting up HP Smart for the first time, you must create or sign into an HP account to access the Shortcuts feature.
On the HP Smart home screen, you will see the Shortcuts tile.
If the Shortcuts tile is not displayed, you can change this by personalizing the app home screen.
From the HP Smart home screen, tap Personalize Tiles and then enable Shortcuts.
Once done, on Android, on the top, click the back arrow. On iOS, click Done.
Note: Shortcuts is supported in many, but not all countries/regions.
If the Shortcuts tile is not available in your HP Smart app, Shortcuts is not currently supported.
To create a new Shortcut, tap the Shortcuts tile.
If you are using Shortcuts for the first time, the app creates an email shortcut for you automatically.
Prompts display explaining the basic features of Shortcuts.
All of the shortcuts you create will display on the Shortcuts screen.
To create a new Shortcut, tap Add Shortcut.
The Add Shortcut window opens. You can choose one of the popular shortcuts or select Create your own Shortcut.
For this video we'll create our own.
Select a destination for the Shortcut. You can choose to print, email, or save the source you are creating a shortcut for.
You can use Shortcuts to send a print job to your printer.
Tap the plus sign next to Print.
Tap Copies to specify the number of copies.
Tap Color to select from a Color or Grayscale print, and then tap on Two-sided to select from Short Edge and Long Edge prints.
Tap Add to Shortcut.
Select an additional Destination, or tap Continue.
Type a name for your shortcut.
You can choose to send immediately after image capture by turning on Quick Run. This will skip adjustments, editing, and preview.
Choose a color for your shortcut tile.
Then tap Save Shortcut.
Tap Start Shortcut to run your shortcut, or, to add another shortcut, tap My Shortcuts.
You can also create an Email shortcut.
On your device, from the Shortcuts screen, tap Add Shortcut. Then tap Create your own shortcut.
Tap the plus sign next to Email.
In the To field, enter the recipients'email address.
In the Subject field, enter the email subject, and in the Body field, type in the email text.
When done, tap Add to Shortcut.
Select an additional Destination or tap Continue.
Type a name for your shortcut.
Change any settings you want.
Under File Settings, tap File Type to select the type of file you want to send.
Tap the back arrow in the top left corner.
Then tap Save Shortcut.
Tap Start Shortcut to run your shortcut, or, to add another shortcut, tap My Shortcuts.
You can use Shortcuts to save a file to a cloud storage account such as Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.
From the Shortcuts screen, tap Add Shortcut. Tap Create your own Shortcut.
Then tap the plus sign next to Save.
Tap Sign in next to your chosen cloud service. Then, sign in to your cloud account to authenticate.
You can sign in to more than one cloud service.
If you've previously signed into a cloud service it will appear at the top of the list.
Select any cloud account by tapping the checkbox next to it.
When done, tap Add to Shortcut.
Tap Continue.
Name your shortcut and adjust any other settings you want.
Tap the back arrow at the top left of the screen, if necessary, and then tap Save Shortcut.
To start your Shortcuts on your device, from the HP Smart home screen,
tap the Shortcuts tile and then tap the name of the Shortcut that you want to run.
For some HP OfficeJet Pro, ENVY Pro, and Smart Tank printers, you can run shortcuts directly from the printer control panel.
To do this, tap the Shortcuts icon on the printer control panel, and then select your HP account.
Choose the shortcut that you would like to use, then tap Start.
To verify that the Shortcut ran successfully, on your mobile device select the Activity icon in HP Smart, and then select Shortcuts.
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