AirPrint on iPad makes it simple to print your email, photos, web pages, and documents. There’s no software to download, no drivers to install, and no cables to connect. With just a few taps on your iPad, you can go from viewing something onscreen to holding a printed copy. And because all the printing takes place in the background, there’s no waiting around. Instead, you can start printing and then go back to flicking through photos, surfing the web, or doing whatever you were doing before.

“No cables required” means exactly that. AirPrint printing is 100 percent wireless. iPad automatically locates and connects to AirPrint-enabled printers on your wireless network. Whether you’re on the other side of the house or on another floor from your printer — or you’re walking from one room to the next — you can still print what you need, when you need it. In fact, it’s all so easy and fast that by the time you finish reading this sentence, you could have printed it from your iPad.

If you can open it on your iPad, chances are you can print it with AirPrint. AirPrint works with Safari, Mail, Photos, iWork, PDFs in iBooks, and third-party apps with built-in printing. Putting the finishing touches on a Keynote presentation? Print a draft and give it to a colleague. Late for a movie date? Quickly print your tickets from your iPad. Or maybe you’re running out the door to catch a flight. A few taps is all it takes to help you get onboard.