Did MS forget the IR Print function?

[PromoGuy]

I admit I am new to the Pocket PC world (as one could tell from all my posts for help). I've only had my Axim since January of '03.

But I am just stunned that Pocket Excel and Word do not have a "print" function for the document. In fact, almost none of the viewers (text, photo, etc.) have this option.

Printing from a Pocket PC to an IR enabled printer seems like a no-brainer to me.

This should have just been built-in the PPC 2002 OS, right?

I am just now having a need for this, and judging from the posts I've searched here, you can only print if you add 3rd-party software.

It just doesn't make sense to me.

So, since it has to be this way, is the HP Mobile Printing tool (http://www.hp.com/pond/mep/download/ppcdownload.html) the best option available?

[rhmorrison]

It is the only FREEWARE solution that I know of...

There are three pretty good commercial solutions but since the only IR printer that we have at work is an hp the FREEWARE solution works for me! :clap:

[pocketpcdude1024]

Get PrintPocketCE! (http://www.fieldsoftware.com) I use it, and it works great! You can print via infrared or Bluetooth or across a network (i.e. WiFi) to a network printer or a printer connected to a computer on the network! :D 8)

[whodat]

Let me guess...
You used to have a Psion, right?