Sending documents to the Print From Anywhere Queue from Gmail using an iOS device

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Members of the campus community with an active Pharos account can send their documents to the Print From Anywhere Queue from any iOS device such as an iPhone or iPad.  To send a document to the queue from an iOS device, you will need to email the PDF as an attachment using the following apps from the App Store: Adobe Reader, Gmail, and Google Drive.

Once you have all 3 apps installed, and the Gmail app configured for your stonybrook.edu email, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Google Drive app on your iOS device and locate your document that you saved in your Google Drive account.
     
  2. Tap the "i" icon to bring up the details of your document.  Tap "Open In" from the side menu, then tap "Open In" again from the pop out menu.

    Screenshot of the Open In Icon within your Google Drive app on iOS

    (The screenshot shows a PDF, but Microsoft Office documents work as well)
     
  3. Tap "Open in Adobe Reader"

    Screenshot of the Open in Adobe Reader option
     
  4. Tap the "Share" Share Icon (Square Box with an Up Arrow Extending Out of it. icon in the upper right hand corner, tap "Share File".

    Screenshot of the Share Menu with Share File option selected.
     
  5. Choose "Share Original Document" or "Share Flattened Copy".
     
  6. Tap "Gmail' Gmail Icon to open the Gmail app.  Note: You must use the Gmail app, Print From Anywhere will not recognize attachments using the native iOS Mail app.
     
  7. Send the email to printfromanywhere@stonybrook.edu

    Screenshot showing how to send a print job via e-mail, with the document added as an attachment.
  8. Once your email is sent, you will receive an email notification when they are ready to be released at any Pharos Release Station.
This Content Last Updated:
02/07/2026

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