Send raw ZPL to Zebra printer via USB

Question

Typically, when I plug in my Zebra LP 2844-Z to the USB port, the computer sees it as a printer and I can print to it from notepad like any other generic printer. However, m

Answer 1

Found amazing simple solution - working for Chrome (Windows, not tested on Mac)

Zebra ZP 450

1. Go here Zebra Generic Text
2. Go precisely by the manual
3. No COM1 or any other ports needed - USB is enough
4. When done (named the printer ZTEXT), does not matter if it won't print a test page
5. Turn of Spooling and enable direct printing in Printer Preferences - 1 note here 1 printer is ZP450 CPT and other ZP450 only - on the other one I do not even need to turn off spooling and it worked.
6. Go to Chrome and printing ZPL from there with Chrome Print Dialog Box by selecting the ZTEXT printer (Generic / Text) Printer (Do not choose Windows Dialog Box) - we needed this for Chrome to be working