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October 20, 2014

One month. One printer. 64,000 pages! Ways to Save Paper and Toner in the Library

Did you know that over 64,000 pages have been printed on the main library printer "MOE" since the fall semester started? 

... and this doesn't count the large volume that was printed in the 24 hour lab, Gaston and Eagle.  If you think this is bad, you should see how many orphaned pages we collect every day.  Printing is free for students at the B. Thomas Golisano Library but we pay for paper and toner.   

What can you do to save paper and toner? 

* Think before you print  - do you really need to print out every page of a document or webpage?

No matter where you print – before you print – take a look at the print preview. Scroll through on the right and make sure it looks like something you want to print.  You can easily select single pages or a range of pages to print instead of an entire document.    

* Know which printer you sent the document to

On the print screen, you can specify which printer to send the document to. This way, you know where you sent it and can immediately retrieve it.

* Be patient

Once you press the print button, chances are pretty good your document has been added to the print queue. This document will still print even if there is a paper jam or there is no paper in the printer.  Most orphaned documents come from being sent to a printer multiple times.

* Printing PowerPoints

You can easily print multiple slides of a PowerPoint document on one page.  Print using the “handout” format instead of “full page slides” and select the number of slides per page.

* Printing images or pictures

Images and pictures, especially if full page, use an incredible amount of toner to print.  Please consider carefully if these should be printed and/or if you can reduce the size beforehand.

* SCAN documents and e-mail them to yourself

Scanning is a great way to save on paper. Both “Moe” (downstairs by the Resource Desk) and “Eagle” (upstairs near the elevator) can scan. When you scan, the document is sent directly to an email address. Ask someone at the Resource Desk to help you get started. Scanning to your email means you have it everywhere – in class, in your dorm-room, on your cell-phone, tablet, etc. This way you can read it – whenever and where ever – before printing it. Did I mention scanning is FREE?

If you have any questions or need assistance, please come to the Resource Desk!

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