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Yes, provided you have a mobile printer.

With a PDA, you can print invoices, orders, quotes and estimates. Because of the limitations of PDAs, you can only use the standard SmartTrade layouts, not customised formats.

With a laptop with a wireless connection, you can print out any SmartTrade report.

Recommended mobile printers
When choosing a mobile printer, it is important to ensure that it has a communication protocol that matches your laptop or PDA.
Model
InfraRed
BlueTooth
WiFi
Canon PIXMA iP90
Y
Y
N
Canon iP80
Y
Y
N
HP Deskjet 460
N
Y (refer note)
Y
HP Deskjet 450 (discontinued)
Y
Y
N
HP Deskjet 470      
Note: there is a known intermittent  problem when using BlueTooth to communicate to the HP 460. This can be resolved by replacing the BlueTooth card with a HP BT450 BlueTooth adapter/dongle. For more information, click here.
Printers that have external power adapters providing around 12 volts DC can usually be modified to run off vehicle power systems.
For recommendations on PDAs, click here.
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