It's that easy! How to print smartphone photos and PDF files at convenience stores｜@DIME

When you take photos of your friends and family on your smartphone, have you ever felt that it would be a waste to just transfer the data to your smartphone or computer and view them? Especially in recent years, there are many smartphone models that can easily take beautiful pictures, so some people may want to print them out.

Actually, you can easily print photos on your smartphone at a convenience store by using an app. You can print not only photos but also saved PDF files, so it may be useful in the business scene.

You can easily print photos and documents on your smartphone at a convenience store!

I will immediately introduce how to print photos and documents stored on your smartphone at a convenience store.

This time, let's introduce how to do it at three convenience stores, "Seven-Eleven", "Family Mart", and "Lawson", which have many stores.

The first is how to print photos and documents stored on your smartphone at Seven-Eleven.

At Seven-Eleven, you can print from the "Easy netprint" app that can be used immediately without user registration, the "netprint" app that allows you to have some time before the print expiration date by registering as a user, and the LINE "netprint" account. can.

In addition to photos and PDF files, the two apps can print "Microsoft Office" data. The LINE official app only supports PDF files and photos.

This time, we will use "Easy netprint" that can print Office data without user registration on iPhone.

[Reference] App Store Kantan netprint

[Reference] Google Play Easy netprint

First, start the "Easy netprint" app and tap the "+" mark displayed at the bottom right. From the photos and document files saved on the iPhone, select and register the items you want to print.

When you have finished uploading the file you want to print, you will be issued a "Print Reservation Number", which you will enter into the Seven-Eleven copier. Select "Net Print" displayed on the copier and enter the "Print Reservation Number".

Next, select the pages you want to print from the uploaded photos and folders on the copy machine.

On the next screen, you can make detailed settings such as "color printing", "printing 2 sheets on 1 sheet", and "duplex printing". Just insert the money and the printing will start.

Use the "PrintSmash" app to print photos and documents on your smartphone at FamilyMart/Lawson.

With PrintSmash, you can print PDF files in addition to photos on your smartphone.

Also, you can print photos and PDF files on your smartphone from the dedicated "Famima Network Print" app at FamilyMart.

This time, we will use the convenient "PrintSmash" app that can be used at two convenience stores to print a PDF file on a Lawson copier. Although there are some differences in the displayed content from FamilyMart copiers, the basic operation is the same.

[Reference] App Store PrintSmash

[Reference] Google Play Store PrintSmash

Select "print/scan with smartphone" on the Lawson copier. Go to "Print" and then "Print PDF".

On the next screen, choose whether to use an Android smartphone or an iPhone/iPad. Since I use the iPhone this time, tap "iPhone / iPad".

Next, start the "PrintSmash" app installed on your iPhone and select the format of the file you want to print. Since I want to print a PDF file this time, tap "Print PDF".

On the next screen, select "Open the 'Files' app" to display the PDF files saved on your iPhone, and tap the one you want to print. Once you have selected the files you want to print, proceed to "Print Selected PDF".

Next, you need to connect the iPhone and the copier via Wi-Fi, so open the iPhone settings screen and connect to the Wi-Fi displayed on the copier.

When the Wi-Fi connection is completed, the file you registered earlier will be displayed on the copier, so proceed to "Finish communication and continue" on the lower right. Since we will be using the copier from here, it is okay to turn off Wi-Fi on the iPhone.

The copy machine will guide you in order, such as the type of paper to use for printing, black and white/color selection, single-sided/double-sided printing, etc., so let's proceed while selecting any one.

Finally, insert the money and tap "Start" to start printing.

* Data is based on editorial research as of early October 2021. *Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the content. * Please use the product at your own risk.

Text / Fumihiko Sato