Printing: Instructions for Lab or Shared-Use Computers

Start at the computer

1. Start the process as you normally would when printing something on a personal computer. Generally this means clicking on File > Print while looking at your document or image, selecting a printer and your printing options, and then clicking Print.

   • Depending on the location of the lab computer you are using, you will have access to different printers on campus.

   • Printer names start with an abbreviated version of the Building name followed by a room number where that printer is located. For example CMC104 refers to the printer in CMC 104, a public computing lab.

   • Printer names end with the model number of the printer in question

2. Log into the PaperCut PopUp with your Carleton username and password

   • You can select how long to stay logged in -- shorter periods of time increase the possibility that you will have to log in again to print

3. Choose the printer you would like to send the document to

4. You will get a message on the screen when the print job has been sent to the printer.

   • If you are printing for work, please type in your workplace PIN or code at this point so that the charges go to your department rather than to your personal print quota.

Go to the printer

1. When you get to the printer, swipe or tap your OneCard. You will see a list of jobs you have sent. 

2. For each job, there are links to "Print" the job or cancel the job. Tap Print to print

   • Students, your print job will be charged to your PaperCut account when you tap Print. If you don't have enough money in your Printing Account, you will get an error saying "You do not have sufficient balance to release the job(s)."

     • Contact ITS for more print budget

Need Help?

Please contact the ITS Helpdesk for assistance: go.carleton.edu/helpdesk or 507-222-5999