Printing

Printing Procedures for Students

• The following formats are all available via student printing:
  • 3¢ per sheet for 8 ½ x 11 Black-and-White
  • 5¢ per sheet for 8 ½ x 11 Black-and-White duplex (prints on both sides)
  • 6¢ per sheet for 11 x 17 Black-and-White
  • 25¢ per sheet for 8 ½ x 11 Color
  • 50¢ per sheet for 11 x 17 Color
• The color and 11 x 17 Black-and-White printers are located on the 2nd floor in the Learning Commons.
  • For color printing, choose the appropriate paper size before releasing the job.
  • For 11 x 17 Black-and-White , select the 11 x 17 named printer.
• Print charges are billed electronically, and appear on monthly student bills.
• To view your print history inclusive through midnight the previous day, go to: prtchrgs.admsrv.ohio.edu.

Note: A print charge is not incurred until the job successfully prints.

Printing from Personal Laptops

Students using Windows personal laptop computers on the wireless network should follow these instructions. This will not work for faculty, staff, or community members.

1. Download this file.
2. IE Users: click on the RUN button; all other browsers: click on the SAVE button to your laptop computer.
3. Browsers other than IE: Find the application where it has downloaded on your computer and RUN the application.
4. A new window will pop up, which shows all available printers. Choose the one you want to print to.
5. Keep this window open until you have finished printing. If you close it, you will need to repeat this whole process again.

Important notes on this procedure:

• If you're printing from IE or MS Office, you should use the Print command from the File menu instead of the Printer icon.
• If you get a message "Internal Server Error" after you release your print job, go to the Preferences link on the PCounter Printing page and click on SAVE in the small window that pops up.
• The application removes currently mapped printers when mapping a new one. This means the next time you use your laptop to print on our wireless network, you will need to repeat this process.
• If during one session you need to print to more than one printer (e.g., a black and white printer for some documents and the color printer for others), you will need to repeat this process for each different printer you use.

Macintosh users should download this disk image and follow the instructions in the enclosed READ ME file. Please note: you must be running OS 10.5 (Leopard) to use this software.

Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants

• For printing personal materials, print by authenticating with your student OAK Login ID and Password.
• For printing departmental materials for yourself or a faculty member, print in Alden Library using a Vendacard purchased by your department.

Note: If you print departmental or faculty materials using your student OAK ID and password, the charges will appear on your monthly student bill. You may request reimbursement from your department, but paying reimbursements is up to your department.

Printing Procedures for Faculty, Staff, Visiting Scholars, and Community Members

Printing in Alden Library using a Vendacard is the only option for non-students. Vendacard dispensing machines are located on the 2nd and 4th floors of Alden Library.

• The Vendacard cost is 75¢. Additional value can be added to the card on a machine mounted on the wall next to the Vendacard dispensing machine.
• The following formats are available:
  • 7¢ per page for 8 ½ x 11 Black-and-White
  • 25¢ per page for 8 ½ x 11 Color
  • 50¢ per page for 8 ½ x 11 Color