Workflow Lightroom 5: Developing and printing using two computers

Hi, I use Lightroom 5 on my mac to catalog and process my images. My printer, however, is stored offsite. It is a Canon Pixma 100 airprinter and I also have a pc at that location. My question is this: is it possible to set a print on a mac, then transfer it to a thumb drive, and insert the thumb drive in the pc at the other location in order to print? Do I need to have Lightroom on the pc as well, or can I just use the Canon software and not lose printing functionality (templates, paper choice, etc). Would Lightroom Mobile work here? Any assistance greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

You're allowed two installs. They can't be used simultaneously.
Probably the easiest way to share a catalogue between them is to put it and your images on an external hard drive. Plug it into the machine you're using. If you can use USB3 or eSATA or FireWire, you'll get better performance than with USB2.
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