There is no charge for student printing in the library. Students must login at the workstations using their Limestone University username and password (same username and password to access email, LC Portal, and Blackboard Learn). New students may find it difficult to make selections through the printer properties or page setup. See below for tips that may help you choose the correct settings for the document or project that you are working on.
Onedrive - if you are unable to print your document from Onedrive, save the file locally (desktop or flash drive), open the document from the desktop or drive, select File, Print. Library printers should display. Ask the Library's Help Desk if you need assistance.
On the first floor of the A.J. Eastwood Library there are 2 black and white printers, 1 color printer, and two copiers (prints color and black/white) available for use. The West copier is for faculty/staff only. The East copier is available for use by students, faculty and staff. Both copiers are multi-functional with the ability to Copy, Scan, Email, staple, hole punch documents and more. Users are required to sign-in with their LC username and password, or by scanning their Limestone ID (LCard). For assistance please visit the Library's Help Desk.
Map of Printing Areas (First Floor)
Design by Nathaniel Parks
Printing an Article Found in an Online DatabaseEach database has a print function (an icon or text) within its interface that reformats the text of the article to reduce the number of printed pages. This saves time and money. Printing from within the database will prevent big gaps of space on the left hand side of the articles, and will stop your text from disappearing off the right hand side. To properly print from a database:
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Converting to RTFIf you have Microsoft Works or WordPerfect on your desktop or laptop at home, you will likely have to convert it to an RTF (Rich Text Format) file so that other computers can read the document. Think of RTF (Rich Text Format) as a universal word processor language. Most any platform of computer (Mac and PC) and word processor (Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works) have the ability to read this format. Saving an assignment in RTF format ensures that your instructor will be able to read the submitted file.The following example showing you how to save in RTF is given using a Windows operating system. Even if a Windows operating system is not being used, read through the example anyway, as it will give hints as to how to save files in RTF within any computer system.
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Printing PowerPoint Presentations
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Printing Web pagesWhat if only the words print and not the pictures, graphs or charts? What should I do if the only thing that will print is the Web site address and date stamp? Why is the background the only thing that will print? In all of these cases, it usually is due to layers on the Web page. If you wish to print everything on the page:
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Failure to Print SuccessfullyIf your print job doesn't print, or an error message comes up for the print job:
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