Printing

Important note: these plotter facilities are only for use by CATE students. Students from other colleges do not have the plotter print queues setup on their accounts and are unable to print to these devices.

This is an example of how to print from Microsoft Word 2016.

1. Within Word click File and then Print.
2. Choose the appropriate print queue:
• BWprinting for black and white
• COLOURprinting for colour
3. Check the other options such as paper size, orientation, margins etc.
4. When you are sure everything is correct click Print.

Your print job will now be sent to the print queue. It will not be printed until you log in to a printer and release it.

All print jobs will be removed from the queue if they have not been printed after eight hours.

1. Log in to https://printme.uwe.ac.uk/ with your UWE Bristol username and password.
2. Select Upload and find the file you want to print on your device.
3. Select Open.

All printing will default to black and white, double-sided:

• If you are happy with these settings and you are ready to print, continue to step six.
• To change any print settings, please continue to the next step.

4. Select the print job you wish to change by clicking on it.
5. Go to the Print Options area in the bottom right corner and change the settings as desired (for example, Color for colour printing).
   Please note: changes are saved automatically.
6. Go to any student printer and log in with your UWE Bristol username and password (or swipe your UWE Bristol card, if this service is available).
7. Select the job you wish to print from the Print Release list (the cost is listed next to each job).
8. Select Print.

Send one page as a test print.

If this page prints out incorrectly, check all of your settings and once you are happy send another test print.

If you believe your print is failing due to a fault with the printer, visit the nearest IT Service Desk for assistance.

Printing is single-sided by default.

Windows

1. Select File and Print as usual.
2. Select the printer settings using the software guidance below:

Microsoft Office

• Select Printer Properties underneath the Printer drop-down menu

Adobe

• Acrobat: Go to Properties (to the right of the print queue)
• InDesign: Printer (bottom left corner of the window)
• Illustrator: Setup… (bottom left corner of the window)
• Photoshop: Print Settings (just under the print queue)

1. From the Printing Shortcuts tab, select Yes, flip over or Yes, flip up from the Print on both sides drop-down menu.
2. Click OK, then click Print.

Mac

1. Select File and Print as usual.
2. Select the printer settings using the software guidance below:

Microsoft Office

• No action is required, go to step three.

Adobe

• Acrobat: Go to Properties (to the right of the print queue)
• InDesign: Printer (bottom left corner of the window)
• Illustrator: Setup… (bottom left corner of the window)
• Photoshop: Print Settings (just under the print queue)

1. Select Show Details if necessary. Choose Layout from the drop-down menu. Choose Long-Edge binding or ShortEdge binding from the Two-Sided dropdown menu.
2. Click Print, then Print again.

Double-sided printing guide (PDF)

Printers are located in all libraries and most open access areas.

1. Log on to the printer using your UWE Bristol username and password (or scan your UWE Bristol ID Card, if this feature is available).
2. Click on the job you want to print and check the displayed cost is correct.
3. Click Print.

Your job will now be printed and the cost of the job will be deducted from your Pharos account.

Please note: if you sent a colour print job and you log on to a black and white printer, you will not see your job available to print.

Printing errors

• If your print job prints incorrectly, please visit an IT Service Desk with your failed print job (if possible) as soon as possible - do not try to print again as your account may be charged again.
• If the printer is found to be at fault we will re-print your document at no extra charge.
  
  Important note: we can only re-print jobs; we cannot re-credit Pharos accounts.

You can print a PDF with the A0 printer in Frenchay Library.

The printer has A1 and A0 paper. You can select default A2 landscape or custom size printing, but you are restricted by this width.

Please note: the printer does not print edge-to-edge.

You can trim your printing in the Q Block project room 2Q008 on Frenchay Campus.

PDF printing

Firstly, please leave plenty of time to print off your work.

1. Open your PDF file with Adobe Acrobat.
   If the file isn't a PDF, open the original application the file was made in and choose Save as and PDF file type.
2. Select File from the menu bar and Print from the drop-down menu.
   If the menu bar is hidden: Windows press F9; Mac press Shift, Command, and M keys at the same time.
   To keep your print settings for additional printing select the print icon from the toolbar instead.
3. Ensure that you are using the correct printer queue for the large format printer: \\pstu-pha03\LargeFormatLibFR
4. Select the Properties button:
   
5. Select Page as in application to choose your page size:
   
6. Select a size and choose landscape or portrait from the icons. Note that a landscape setting has the higher of the two measurements first.
   To create a custom page size:
• Select create a custom page size.
• Input the width and length in millimetres (eg an A0 banner would be 2378x841) and add a custom name to identify your custom setting.
• Select your custom setting from the bottom of the list.
  
7. Check that the preview is set to Show always.
   Please note: if this isn't selected, you won't be able to see a print preview.
8. Select OK.
   
9. Select your Page Sizing & Handling (eg select Fit if you want full size):
• Fit - If you want the full size. This will maximise the size of the image to fit the page without distorting the image.
• Actual size - Will print at 100% of the image size. Image may be cropped at edges if larger than the page, or much smaller than the page, depending on the actual size of the image.
• Custom scale - Allows the user to select a % value for the size of the image where the user may want the image to be framed by the unprinted border, or be a particular size at the output to fit a specific size.
10. Select Print. This will take you to a print preview screen.
    
11. What you can see in the print preview is what will print out. The size and position here are an accurate representation.
• Warning: If you see a warning notice, saying that the selected media size is not loaded, you may have selected a paper size that the printer doesn't have. We have A1/A0 paper, so you are confined by that width, but length is flexible. Any custom size that is smaller than A0 will need trimming. Follow the instructions paying close attention to step 5, using the Page as in application to select a paper size.
• If you didn't see a print preview, go back to step 7 and check that it is set to Show always.
12. Press OK.
    
13. If your job did not print after release, please see the Library team.
14. Trim your printing in the Q Block project room 2Q008 on Frenchay Campus.
    Please note: the printer does not print edge-to-edge.

If you need further assistance, please speak to the Frenchay Library team.

Alternatively, you can use PrintWorks, our professional printing and binding service, based in Q Block on Frenchay Campus - room 2Q030.

Students from the College of Arts, Technology and Environment (CATE) have access to large format printing on Print Queue LargeFormatFET.

There are two A0 plotters in the Q Block Project Room area on Frenchay Campus - room 2Q030.

Important note: these plotter facilities are only for use by CATE students. Students from other colleges do not have the plotter print queues setup on their accounts and are unable to print to these devices.