Printing

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UH Students, Faculty and Staff

*This policy is effective August 20th, 2007. *

Each semester (including summer), UH students, staff and faculty will receive a $25.00 printing credit on their Cougar 1Card. This credit will allow you to print up to 500 single-sided pages or 333 double-sided (duplex) pages per semester at no charge. Once the $25 printing credit has been used, additional printing is only $0.05/pg ($0.075/pg duplex), debited from your Cougar 1Card Flex Account.

You can add value to your Cougar 1Card Flex Account at any one of the convenient Value Transfer Stations (VTS) located around campus. The closest VTS to the M.D. Anderson Library is at the University Center.

To Print at the UH Libraries (for Cougar 1Card holders):

Use the Print Preview command to preview your document before printing.
Go to File > Print to send your document to the printer.
When prompted, create a password that is short, simple, and unique (ex. 123, abc, etc.) .
Go to any printer with a touch screen and swipe your Cougar 1Card.
Your pending print jobs will appear. Select the document that you want to print.
Re-enter your password.
Your document will print. Please remain at the printer until your print job is complete.

If you notice problems with your print job, pause the printing (press the pink Stop button on the printer) and notify Information Desk staff immediately.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did you decide on the 500-page limit?

Analysis of our printing statistics for Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 reveal that 80% of users print less than 500 pages per semester.

Can I use the $25.00 credit on my Cougar 1Card for other things?

Sorry, the printing credit can only be used for printing within the UH Libraries.

If I don’t use all of my credit in the Fall semester, can I carry the balance forward?

Sorry, no remaining printing credit is rolled over to the next semester. At the beginning of each semester the credit will be reset to $25.00.

What is a Cougar 1Card Flex account?

For more information on Flex accounts, visit: http://www.uh.edu/cougar1card/flex.html.

Where can I add money to my Cougar 1Card Flex Account?

Value Transfer Stations can be found in the following locations:

Cougar Place Residence Hall
Graduate College of Social Work
Moody Towers Residence Hall
Oberholtzer Residence Hall
University Center
University Center Satellite

What if the printer jams or is running out of toner when I print?

The library’s Information Desk staff will be able to reprint your job (up to 25 pages) for you, without any additional decrease in your printing allowance. Use the Print Preview command to be sure you are printing with desired settings as reprints or refunds will not be given on the basis of user error (i.e., wrong page range selected, wrong frame selected from browser, etc.). If you are not sure of the proper print settings, just ask!

Is color printing available?

Color printing is available for $0.53/pg. Your semester print allocation only covers black-and-white printing. To print in color, you will need to purchase a University Copy Center copy card ($1.00), available from the dispenser near the copiers (1st Floor, Gold Wing).

How does this new policy affect university visitors?

UH visitors will be able to print from the computers at the UH Libraries with a University Center Copy Card. The price per page for black and white printing is $0.11 and the price per page for color printing is $0.53.

Visitors

UH visitors can print from designated computers at the UH Libraries. A University Copy Center copy card ($1.00) is required to print.

Printing costs are:
- $0.11/pg (b/w)
- $0.53/pg (color).
Copy cards are available for purchase from the dispenser near the copiers (1st Floor, Gold Wing).
A bill changer ($5 or $10 to $1's) is available in the Copy Room at the M.D. Anderson Library. Unfortunately, Libraries' staff cannot make change.
There are NO coin-operated copiers or printers in the Libraries.

Use the Print Preview command to preview your document before printing.
Go to File > Print to send your document to the printer.
Enter a name for your print job and set a simple password (i.e., 123, abc, etc.).
Go to the Copy Room Printing Station.
From the touch-screen next to the printer, locate your job name.
Enter your password.
Swipe your Copy Card.
Your document will print. Please remain at the printer until your print job is complete.

Print Wisely! Top Ten Printing Tips

Use the Print Preview command to preview your document before printing.
Print only what you need. If you just need a chapter from a textbook, print only that chapter.
The default print setting is for single-sided pages; to save paper, select the duplex (double-sided) printing option.
If you notice problems with your print job, pause the printing and notify Information Desk staff immediately. To pause printing, press the pink Stop button on the printer.
For PDFs of scanned images, you may try the “Print as Image” option in the Advanced Print settings.
When printing a PDF article from a database, be sure to use the print icon in the Acrobat toolbar. Do NOT use your internet browser’s File>>Print option.
For multiple print jobs, click on Last Answers to automatically enter your first password.
Print WebCT documents using the provided WebCT toolbar.
Save PDFs and other documents to your USB flash drive to read or print later.
Need help with printing? Ask at the Information Desk!

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