Currently, there is no way to automatically print documents from CRM. Zoho is not alone in this limitation and it is standard among tech companies to provide limited printing capabilities.

Yet businesses all over the world still need to print documents either ad-hoc or in a specific part of their business process, i.e courier labels, address labels etc.

We have just started deploying PrintNode in our organisation. Print Node allows users to send print jobs with standard HTTP requests to a print server.

In our case, we have an basic Windows computer set up as our print server. On the print server runs a client that listens for the print jobs. When it recieves one, it simply uses the standard Windows print system to print the document.

As an example of one of our processes, when we book a shipping consignment:

This is all achieved in 1 function which is triggered by a blueprint action meaning for this particular business process, no more manual printing for regular day-to-day operations.

In another example we are working on for a print on demand system:

All of the above is done in 1 function and again, initiated with a blueprint action.

I have no affiliation with Print Node. Simply sharing my experience so that others may benefit.