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if you want to get something from your Android device on to good old-fashioned paper Google makes it really easy using a service called Google Cloud Print it works with almost any Android device and any printer the setup is really easy and you only have to do it once to start printing from all of your Google devices first head to your computer and launch Chrome you'll need the browser to make this work open the menu and first check to see that you're signed in with your Google account it should be the same one you associate with your Android device once you're signed in go to settings and scroll down to expand the Advanced Settings here under Google Cloud Print click manage here's where you'll associate your printer with your Google account when it's set up it means that you could send Doc's to your printer from any Google device including other computers running Chrome so click add printers and check the boxes for the printers you want to use in this case it's my Epson click add printers here at the bottom and you're set at least on the computer now head to your Android and download Google's cloud print app which is actually more of a plug-in that enables you to print from applications like Chrome and the gallery once that's installed you're ready to print so I'll go to Chrome and pull up a web page that I want to print out tap the menu button hit print and there's my Epson in this window you actually have a few options for things like paper size color and orientation all that's left to do is hit print and there it goes just keep in mind that your computer does have to be turned on for this to be able to work if we're whatever reason it's not the documents will print once your computer powers up again or if you have a cloud print ready printer you can print to it even if your computer is switched off just go to Google support page for instructions on setting up your specific printer with your printer set up with Google Cloud Print you can print to it from any Android device and any computer running Chrome even if you're halfway across the world if you have any questions or tips of your own hit me up on Twitter and check out cnet.com / hi - for more tips like this for CNET I'm Sharon Profis