Computer Commons

1. Open or create your document(s) in any of the MS Office 2007 products loaded on the computers.
2. Print like you would normally.
3. Note: the printer default is set to the "BW Printer", which prints to a black and white printer.
4. If you prefer to print in color, please select the "Color Printer" option.
5. When the blue screen pops up "name" your print job, i.e. "your name" and click on "Send to Server".
6. Before going to one of the PrintRelease stations, please back-up your work to either your H:drive server space indicated by your student number, or on a flash drive, or copy it into the body of an email and send it to yourself, or send it as an email attachment to your email address.
7. All work that is saved on the desktop or in MyDocuments is automatically DELETED when you log off.
8. If you don't know, please Ask a Librarian.

1. The library does not provide wireless printing at this time.
2. Open or create your document(s) in any of the MS Office 2007 products loaded on the laptops.
3. Save your document(s) to a Reference Desk flash drive, your personal external drive, email them as an attachment to your email account.
4. Go to one of the three QuickPrint computers on the first floor of the library near the Reference Desk. Scroll up to read instructions about printing from a QuickPrint computer.
5. Before going to one of the PrintRelease stations, please back-up your work by saving it to an external drive, or copy into the body of an email and send it to yourself, or send as an email attachment to your email address.
6. All work that is saved on the desktop or in MyDocuments of laptop computers is DELETED automatically when you log off.
7. If you don't know, please Ask a Librarian.

1. An USB cable is located near the computer's mouse for your personal external drive, and there is Internet access so you can print from your email account or from your instructor's website, mygateway, or your distance education website.
2. Open your document(s) in any of the MS Office 2007 products loaded on the computers.
3. Print like you would normally.
4. Note: the printer default is set to the "BW Printer", which prints to a black and white printer.
5. If you prefer to print in color, please select the "Color Printer" option.
6. When the blue screen pops up "name" your print job, i.e. "your name" and click on "Send to Server".
7. The QuickPrint computers are not editing stations, i.e. the line of students standing behind you also have to get to class.

1. These computers do not have access to commonly-used word processing software, although they do have access to the Internet and a PDF reader.
2. When printing PDFs, please remember to use the Adobe Reader printer icon.
3. There is a 10-minute time out at the 9 email computers in the lobby, which is enforced by software loaded onto the computers.
4. There is a 1-hour time limit at the 30 research computers, which is enforced by librarians when there is a line of students waiting.
5. The printer default is set to the "BW Printer", which prints to a black and white printer.
6. If you prefer to print in color, please select the "Color Printer" option.
7. When the blue screen pops up "name" your print job, i.e. "your name" and click on "Send to Server".
8. The QuickPrint computers are not an editing station, i.e. the line of students standing behind you also have to get to class.