Conserve Your Print Credits!

ü      Make sure to check printing account for available credits before printing. 

ü   If a document does not print, ask Lab Tech for assistance.

ü      Pick up your print outs quickly, don’t let them sit around in the trays where they can get lost or accidentally picked up by other students.

 ü      Please check all trays before printing a second document.

 ü      Always check your print preview! This will show exactly what will print. Watch for blank pages at the bottom of a word document, or single line URL address pages from a web page.

o       Located along your tool bar it looks like this

o       Also found under “File” scroll down “Print Preview”

 ü    Always check the number of copies and number of pages you wish to print.

o       Click “File” and scroll down to “print”

·        To print a certain page or pages inside a document. Look   under “Page Range”
·        Type the # of copies you wish under “Copies”

ü      When printing a PowerPoint presentation print “X” number of slides to a page.

o       Go to, File and scroll down to print.

o       Change where it says “Print What:” from slides to handouts.

o       Now you have the option to choose between 1 to 9 slides per page.

 ü      Printing a PowerPoint presentation in Blackboard is different from in Microsoft application.   

o       Right click you mouse over the slide. Scroll down to print

o       Change where it says “Print What:” from slides to handouts.

o       Now you have the option to choose between 1 to 9 slides per page.

 ü      When printing assignments from blackboard be careful to always check your “print preview” to see if all your text will print.

 ü      When printing from Blackboard, left click on the text to select the page before printing; or right click on the text and click the print option from the menu.

ü      Use a smaller Font if allowed by your teacher.

 ü     Make sure to Log Off computer when finished using personal account.