- Universal Print everywhere or Pull -Printing is now generally available for Microsoft 365
- Users authenticate printing jobs when they arrive at their selected printer
- It avoids becoming more privacy and waste from duplicates
Microsoft has released ‘Universal Print Anywhere’ for all Microsoft 365 organizations at no extra cost, all in an attempt to improve security by avoiding erroneous prints to wrong places.
The company’s Nishant Lakhanpal explained in a blog post that users can “print safely from any place and retrieve their documents on any printer” – a feature that has become known as ‘Pull Print’.
This means that users will need to approve printing tasks when they arrive at their chosen printer, which means that important or private documents do not automatically print and end up in unwanted hands.
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The feature works by sending printing jobs without choosing a particular printer in advance so that documents can be obtained from any registered company printer by authenticating on the device. It also saves users from having to trawl through long printer lists to find the right printer – which often leads to errors.
“Universal Print Anywhere ensures that confidential documents are never left on printers for unauthorized view,” Lakhanpal wrote.
Apart from the security benefits, Microsoft also notes that tractor printing helps reduce waste by avoiding duplicate printing caused by forgotten or unified print jobs.
“The feature is included in your existing universal print licenses at no extra cost,” Microsoft confirmed.
Handly, Universal Print Anywhere works across Windows and MacOS platforms, which means all employees can use the functionality without being tied to Microsoft’s own operating system. To participate with Universal Print everywhere, administrators must register printers for the network.
Looking ahead, Microsoft has also committed to expanding Universal Print everywhere to even more OEMs to ensure maximum unit compatibility and support.
