L ONGVIEW LIBRARY
500 SW Longview Rd. - Lee’s Summit, MO - 64081 - 816.604.2080
www.mcckc.edu
P RINTING H ELP
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Students are allowed 200 FREE pages each semester.
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Additional print pages may be purchased.
Y OU W ILL B E C HARGED F OR :
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Mistakes within your document. If you print and then find a typo and need to reprint, you will be charged.
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Blank sheets and extra pages. Always check Print Preview first to see how many pages will print, especially
when printing from the Web.
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Not logging off your computer. If you do not log off your computer after ending your session and a student
uses your computer to print, YOU are responsible for all the printing charges to your account.
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Sharing passwords. If you give your Student ID number and password to friends and/or family, you are
responsible for any prints made by them from your account.
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Selecting “Print” multiple times. Sometimes the printers are functioning slow and it may take a minute or two
before your document will print. Please do not send the document to the printer multiple times.
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Printing out materials and PowerPoint presentations from instructors.
T IPS T O R EDUCE U NNECESSARY P RINTING :
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ALWAYS use the “Print Preview” option to see what exactly is going to print - especially when
printing from Internet websites.
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After selecting “Print”, use the “Page Range” function to select only the pages you need to turn in or use for
reference.
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To print multiple pages per sheet, select “Print” and in the bottom drop-down menu choose “2 Pages” per
sheet. Do a test run and print only the first few pages to make sure the type is large enough to read. Note our printers print front and back and you will be charged for 2 pages, one for the front and one for the back.
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Save PDF files to a USB drive - this is especially helpful for research articles. Read them on the computer to
save on printing costs and evaluate each document to see if it will be helpful in your research before making
the decision to print.
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Advise your instructors of the costs of required printing of their electronic handouts, lessons, presentations, etc.
P RINTING P OWER P OINT P RESENTATIONS :
After you select “Print” make a few changes before clicking
“OK” to save on printing.
Under Settings, click on “Slides” and select multiple slides
per page to reduce your number of prints significantly.
For questions or problems please ask a librarian for assistance.
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A CCOUNT B ALANCE :
1. Click on the
PaperCut
icon in the
bottom
right hand
corner of your
computer screen.
2. Your account
balance will
pop up.
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A $20.00 balance equals 200
remaining prints.
A CCOUNT H ISTORY & A DDING C REDIT :
1. Click on “Details.”
2. A log-in screen
will pop up.
3. Enter your UserID
number and
MyMCCKC password
and login.
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From this screen you can do the following:
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Check your account history.
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Redeem a printing card for credit.
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Add pages using a debit or credit
card.
R EDEEMING A P RINTING C ARD :
Printing cards may be purchased with
cash at the Library Circulation Desk in
increments of $1, $5 and $10.
To redeem, select “Redeem Card” and
enter the numbers found on the printing
card.
Ex: $1 will add 10 prints to your balance.
U SING A C REDIT OR D EBIT C ARD :
Please see a
Reference Librarian
if you experience:
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Paper Jam
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Streaky Toner
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No Toner
You may add pages to your account using a credit or debit
card.
Select “Add Credit” and follow the steps
including selecting an amount to add and then verifying the
amount on the second screen.
Next you will add in your credit card information to complete
the transaction.
A LWAYS R EMEMBER TO L OGOUT !
Please see a Reference Librarian if you need help. Thanks!