How to Set Up Alexa Voice Printing on Your HP Printer: Complete Guide

Hewlett-Packard has integrated voice control into its web-connected printers, allowing users with Alexa, Cortana, or Google Home to print everyday documents hands-free. While options are currently limited, this feature simplifies printing preformatted items like lists and calendars without needing a computer.

Contents: Requirements | Set Up Voice-Activated Printing on Alexa | Installation Using a Mobile Device | Installation Using a Computer | What Can You Print with Alexa?

Requirements

To enable voice printing with Amazon Alexa, you'll need an Alexa-enabled device (such as Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, or Echo Spot) and an HP printer with web services enabled. Use your smartphone (Android or iOS), Fire tablet, or computer for setup.

Your printer must be connected to your network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet—USB-connected printers won't work. The connection uses a secure cloud service, supporting one network printer per local network.

Set Up Voice-Activated Printing on Alexa

First, locate your printer's ePrint email address. Follow these steps:

Press the ePrint or Network Configuration button on your printer. For some models, navigate: Setup > Settings > Wireless Settings.

• If the email isn't displayed, verify Web Services is enabled. If not, enable it and check for updates—an info sheet with the email will print automatically.
• If enabled, select "Print" or "Print Info" to get the address.
• If issues persist, disable and re-enable Web Services.

With the email ready, enable the HP Printer skill in Alexa.

Installation Using a Mobile Device

Download the Alexa app if needed (on your phone or Fire tablet). Open it, tap the menu icon, and select Skills & Games.

Search for "HP Printer," tap the result, and select Enable to Use.

Grant permissions, enter your printer's email, and tap "Finish and Start Printing."

Installation Using a Computer

Visit Amazon.com, click the search bar dropdown, and select Alexa Skills.

Search for "HP Printer" and select it.

Click "Enable to Use," enter the printer email, and submit. For all commands, visit the HP Printer Skill page on Amazon.

What Can You Print with Alexa?

Alexa supports printing shopping/to-do lists, coloring pages, comics, calendars, crosswords, Sudoku, and word searches.

Say: "Alexa, ask my printer to..." followed by commands like:

• "...print today's comics"
• "...print my to-do list"
• "...print a calendar for next month"

While digital devices handle most tasks, printing remains useful. Add items to lists via voice, then print to check them off. It's a fun, instant activity for kids too. This setup isn't daily-use but adds convenient flexibility.