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Student Printer

Wireless Printing on PaperCut

To print wirelessly from your laptop or phone, go to PaperCut (you must be connected to Student Wi-Fi). Sign in with your username and password (what you use for Moodle). Click Submit a Job under Web Print:

Screenshot of PaperCut with Web Print page and Submit a Job button highlighted

Choose how many copies and click Upload Documents:

Screenshot of Web Print page highlighting the copies area and the Upload Documents button

Upload documents from your device by clicking the Upload from computer button. Note that only PDFs and image files are accepted. To print other document types, you'll need to use a library computer. Click Upload & Complete:

Screenshot highlighting the Upload from Computer button, the note that only PDF and image file types are supported, and the Upload & Complete button

After a few moments, your print job will display a Held in a queue message. This means it's ready for releasing from the printer:

Screenshot showing the Held in a Queue button highlighted

Scan your student card to release the print job. If you don't have your card with you, click the keyboard icon on the top right of the printer screen and type in your Ambrose username and password (the same as your email/Moodle account).

Photo showing person scanning their student card at the printer

NOTE: If you want to print your document double-sided, if you want to print just a portion of a larger document, or if you want to print a document in black and white when it includes colour, you will need to use a library computer. PaperCut only prints single-sided, only prints full documents, and will always print in colour (and charge you for colour) when there is colour in a document.

Printing on Library Computers

The library has 4 computers that students can use; these are located on desks near the printer. Log in to them with your username and password (what you use for Moodle). Open the document you want to print and choose \\PAPERCUT\Lib_Student:

Screenshot showing where to select the Student Printer in the print dialogue box

If you want to print double-sided, click the Print on both sides of paper option. If you want to print a portion of a document, click the Pages option and enter the page range. If you want to print a colour document in black and white, click the Print in grayscale option.

Screenshot of print dialogue box showing where to select double-sided, page range, and grayscale

Scan your student card to release the print job. If you don't have your card with you, click the keyboard icon on the top right of the printer screen and type in your Ambrose username and password (the same as your email/Moodle account).

Photo showing person scanning their student card at the printer

Saving Word File as PDF

It is easy to save a Word file as a PDF for uploading to PaperCut. Open the document and click File:

Screenshot of Microsoft Word with the File button highlighted

Select Save As in the left-hand menu:

Screenshot of Microsoft Word with the Save As button highlighted

Choose where you want to save the file. In the pop-up box that appears, select PDF in the Save as type drop-down menu:

Screenshot of the Save As box with the PDF option selected in the Save as file type drop-down menu

Click Save. You now have a PDF you can upload to PaperCut!