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*Choosing the [https://www.middlebury.edu/office/information-technology-services/services/printing/printer-locations#library_printers-black-white '''Library_Printers'''] or [https://www.middlebury.edu/office/information-technology-services/services/printing/printer-locations#non_library_printers-black-white '''Non_Library_Printers'''] print queues on our Papercut server allows you to go to [https://www.middlebury.edu/office/information-technology-services/services/printing/printer-locations#public-printer-copier-locations any participating print release station] to release your print job(s)! | *Choosing the [https://www.middlebury.edu/office/information-technology-services/services/printing/printer-locations#library_printers-black-white '''Library_Printers'''] or [https://www.middlebury.edu/office/information-technology-services/services/printing/printer-locations#non_library_printers-black-white '''Non_Library_Printers'''] print queues on our Papercut server allows you to go to [https://www.middlebury.edu/office/information-technology-services/services/printing/printer-locations#public-printer-copier-locations any participating print release station] to release your print job(s)! | ||
*'''At Bread Loaf''', the Davison Library has a black & white printer/scanner/copier (BL0004) and the Apple Cellar has a black and white printer/scanner/copier (BL0005) and a color printer/scanner/copier (BL0006). Note that the Bread Loaf printers do not require you to use a print release station. | *'''At Bread Loaf''', the Davison Library has a black & white printer/scanner/copier (BL0004) and the Apple Cellar has a black and white printer/scanner/copier (BL0005) and a color printer/scanner/copier (BL0006). Note that the Bread Loaf printers do not require you to use a print release station. | ||
− | *For '''Institute''' printing in '''Monterey''', please review the [https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/LIS/images/e/eb/Fall_2020_Middlebury_Institute_Covid-19_Printing.pdf Fall 2020 printing policy]. | + | *For '''Institute''' student printing in '''Monterey''', please review the [https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/LIS/images/e/eb/Fall_2020_Middlebury_Institute_Covid-19_Printing.pdf Fall 2020 printing policy]. |
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Revision as of 12:55, 27 August 2020
We recommend that you save your documents in your OneDrive or Google Drive cloud storage where they can be easily accessed by any networked computer on campus.
- Choosing the Library_Printers or Non_Library_Printers print queues on our Papercut server allows you to go to any participating print release station to release your print job(s)!
- At Bread Loaf, the Davison Library has a black & white printer/scanner/copier (BL0004) and the Apple Cellar has a black and white printer/scanner/copier (BL0005) and a color printer/scanner/copier (BL0006). Note that the Bread Loaf printers do not require you to use a print release station.
- For Institute student printing in Monterey, please review the Fall 2020 printing policy.
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Option 1 - Print from your own computer using Mobility Print
Mobility Print enables you to install print queues on your personally-owned computer through a one-time process, then print directly from your applications using File/Print thereafter. You’ll be able to print in a variety of ways -- specific pages, single- or double-sided, color or black and white -- all without the need to upload your files.
Visit http://go/mobileprint/ for instructions on how to set up printers on macOS and Windows computers.
A printer-friendly handout is also available, if you prefer.
Important notes:
- Mobility Print is not intended for use on college-owned computers as these can already connect easily to networked printers. Refer to http://go/print?win/ or http://go/print?mac/ for details.
- Printing to plotters is not supported by Mobility Print due to the non-standard page sizes.
- ITS does not currently support Mobility Print from iOS, Android, Chrome OS, or Linux.
Option 2 - Print from a lab or public computer
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to COVID-19 concerns, public computers labs will be offline for the fall semester and the number of public use computers will be greatly reduced. Guest printing is currently unavailable.
- Log in to a college computer in the library or any of our public computer labs. Be sure to use your own Middlebury username and password - if someone else was using the computer before you and forgot to logout, log them out first!
- Access and open your document from the cloud, from your USB drive, or from wherever you stored it.
- Print your document. In most programs you can do this by choosing File -> Print or by pressing the appropriate shortcut keys.
- Specify which pages you want to print, then choose Library_Printers or Non_Library_Printers from the drop-down list.
(Note: For Windows users, queue names are followed by on papercut.) - Choosing another printer is possible but these two queues give you the greatest flexibility as you can release your print job from any associated release station.
- Specify which pages you want to print, then choose Library_Printers or Non_Library_Printers from the drop-down list.
- Proceed to a Print Release Station associated with your printer selection. (After 24 hours have elapsed your print job will be erased from the system.)
- Log into the Print Release Station on or near the printer using your Middlebury username and password.
- Release your print job by selecting “Print”.
Where can I release my print jobs?
- Locations for jobs sent to Library_Printers
- Locations for jobs sent to Non_Library_Printers
- View Complete list of Printer and Release Station Locations
Please conserve resources!
You can reduce the environmental impact of printing your papers by following some simple recommendations:
- Use Print Preview (under the File menu) to see how your document looks before printing.
- Always print double-sided. This is the default on Middlebury College’s printers.
- Don’t print e-reserve or other web source material unless truly necessary. Instead of printing the entire document, take notes while reading it on the computer to help you remember important points.
- When printing a draft, print multiple pages on one sheet. This can be surprisingly readable at 2-4 pages per sheet. It becomes a tremendous paper-saving technique when combined with double-sided printing!
- Please print only one copy of your documents then use the copy machines to generate additional copies, if needed.