I cannot print wirelessly from my macbook air

I am trying to print wirelessly from my macbook air 256gb. We have a HP Deskjet 3050 J610 series. It works fine printing when I plug my computer into the cord that is connected to the printer. but without the cord, it says the printer is "offline". I am wondering if the only way to print is if I connect it with the cord, or if i can somehow print wirelessly that I do not know about. thanks!

also, the printer says it is not connected, maybe if i connect it, i can print wirelessly. how do i connect it?

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