Set up printers
Because Business Central is a cloud service, it can't reach local printers connected to users' machines. However, it can connect to cloud-enabled printers. In the generic version of Business Central, a cloud printer named Email Printer is installed as an extension, and is ready to use after initial setup.
If a cloud printer isn't installed and set up, or if an installed printer fails, then printing will default to the printing options for the browser. This is indicated by this value in the Printer field on the report request page: (none, handled by the browser).
On the Printer Management page, you can see the printers that are set up. When you have set up one or more printers, you can open the Printer Selections page to set up for your user account, which specific reports to print with which printer.
When a printer is set up and assigned to specific reports, you print a report by selecting the Print button on the report request page.
Set up a printer
On the Printer Management page, you can see the printers that are set up. You can access the Settings page for each printer to edit an existing setup or set up a new printer.
By selecting the Printer ID field, the Email Printer Settings page opens.
Complete the following procedure to set up the existing Email Printer printer, which is a preinstalled extension.
Select the Search for page icon in the top-right corner of the page, enter printer management, and select the related link.
Select the line for the Email Printer printer, and then choose the Edit printer settings action.
On the Email Printer Settings page, fill in the fields as necessary.
To make a printer your default, On the Printer Management page, select the Set as my default printer option.
To use email printing, email functionality must be set up.