HP printers - Using Shortcuts in the HP Smart app

Create a new Shortcut or edit an existing one with the HP Smart app.

1. Open the HP Smart app, and then click Shortcuts.

2. From My Shortcuts, create a new or edit an existing Shortcut.

   • To create a new Shortcut, click Add Shortcut, and then select Create your own Shortcut, or select a preset for guided setup, such as Save to Google Drive or Print, Email, and Save.

   • To edit an existing Shortcut, click the Shortcut Settings icon , and then click Edit or Delete.

     

3. Select a Shortcut destination to add it or change the default settings.

   • Print destination: Print a copy of the file. Use the drop-down menus to change the number of Copies, select Color or Grayscale, and enable or disable Two-sided printing (if supported).

   • Email destination: Send your file to one or more email addresses. Enter one or more email addresses, and then edit the Subject and Body to personalize your message.

   • Save destination: Connect and save your file to a cloud storage account, such as Google Drive or Dropbox. After signing in to a cloud account, an HP Smart folder is automatically created for Shortcut files.

4. Enter a Shortcut Name, and then enable Quick Run if you want to skip file editing and preview.

5. For HP Smart Advance only, enable Smart File Name to generate a name automatically based on the file text, if available.

6. For Email and Save destinations, select how you want to save the file.

   • To save it as one file, click Basic PDF.

   • To save it as separate files, select Image (*.jpg).

   • For HP Smart Advance only, select Searchable PDF, Word Document (*.docx), or Plain Text (*.txt) to save the file as a searchable or editable text.

7. Click Save Shortcut.

Select a Shortcut from the HP Smart app, and then scan or upload a file to run the destination tasks.

1. Open the HP Smart app, and then click the Shortcuts tile.

2. Select the Shortcut you want to use, and then scan the original file, or upload an existing one (mobile devices only).

   • If Quick Run is enabled, the Shortcut automatically runs and you are done.

   • If Quick Run is disabled, change any desired file settings, and then click Start [Shortcut name].

3. Wait a few minutes for the Shortcut to process.

Use the HP Smart app to enable Shortcuts on the printer control panel.

1. Open the HP Smart app, click Shortcuts, and then click Enable on the Shortcuts Access prompt. You can also click the Settings icon to enable Printer Access.

   

2. Select the duration you want Shortcuts enabled on the control panel, and then click Save > OK.

Set up and run a Shortcut to email scans directly from the printer control panel.

1. Place the original on the scanner glass or into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).

   CAUTION:

   The ADF mechanism can damage photos. To copy or scan photos, use an alternate method, such as the scanner glass or your mobile device camera with the HP Smart app.

2. On the control panel, touch Shortcuts, and then select New Email Shortcut or an existing Shortcut.

3. Follow the prompts to set up or change the Shortcut settings, and then touch Start or Continue to scan the original.

4. When the initial scan is done, touch Start to add more pages, or Done to send the email.