Print from iWork Apps (and Almost Anything Else)

Nowhere is the iPad's lack of direct printing support felt more keenly than in the iWork apps—especially in Pages, which includes templates for documents that are usually distributed in printed form, such as formal letters, résumés, and flyers. Sure, you could transfer an iWork document to your computer and print it from there, but that's a hassle, especially if your iPad and your printer are already connected to the same wireless network. You could also select and copy the whole document and use one of the printing apps that can print the Clipboard's contents, but then you'll most likely lose certain formatting attributes such as margins and page breaks.

There is a sneaky way to print an iWork document ...

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