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Use the PaperCut print service to print from a personal device when youāre working on the move on campus, or working off campus. Then print your files from any networked MFD the next time youāre on campus. All you need is a device with an internet connection, and your University log in details.
What is the PaperCut service?
The PaperCut service allows you to send your files to a University print queue from your personal Mac or PC laptop via a simple web interface, without the need of a print driver.
ā Staff working from home on UoA owned/managed devices can also use PaperCut to send files to a University print queue. ā Students can also top up their print budget using the Papercut service. See our separate Print charges and paying for printing guide.
Simply open your web browser, login to PaperCut, select your print options, and upload your files. Then next time youāre on campus, log into any networked MFD and collect your print job(s) as normal.
Log in to PaperCut
- Open your web browser. PaperCut works on all web browsers.
- Type https://printmanage.abdn.ac.uk in the address bar.
- On the PaperCut log in page, enter your University username (e.g. s01jb18 or u99jb19 ) and password.
- Click Log in.
Upload a file to print
- From the navigation menu on the left, click Web Print , then click Submit a Job.
- Under Select a printer , choose from the following print options:
ā Greyscale 2-sided ā Colour 2-sided ā Greyscale 1-sided ā Colour 1-sided
When you come to collect your printing, note that not all MFDs in colour. See IT Services Printing, Copying and Scanning for locations and functionality.
- Under Options , enter the number of Copies you want to print, then click Upload Documents.
Supported file formats are listed on the Upload screen, below the Drag files here/Upload from computer dialog. There is a file size limit of 100MB
Note: Unfortunately, it is not possible to specify a page range when printing from the PaperCut service. You can only print an entire document. However, if you only need to print one or two pages, or a range of pages, there are workarounds. See Appendix on page 3.
- Once you have selected the file/s you want to print, click Upload & Complete at the foot of the page.
- If the upload was successful , you will see your file/s listed in the print queue. A table displays the status of your print job/s (you may notice the status changing from Submittingā¦ to Rendering Jobā¦ as your file is processed), and other details such as cost and number of pages.
Note : If the upload was unsuccessful , you will see an error message. You will either be prompted to ātry again or contact a system administratorā:
or you will be advised that the file type/s you uploaded are not supported:
- Once your file has been processed, its status will change to Held in a queue.
- If you change your mind and want to cancel a print job, select Jobs Pending Release from the navigation menu. On the Jobs Pending Release page, click Cancel next to the relevant file. Or click the Cancel All button.
Note : If you choose Cancel All, you will be prompted to confirm you selection. Click OK to accept.
- To view your print job history, select Recent Print Jobs from the navigation menu.
Collecting your print job(s)
- Log into a networked MFD when you are ready to print your file(s).
If you want to print in colour and/or 2-sided, please make sure you use a MFD that has this capability. See IT Services Printing, Copying and Scanning for locations.
- Select and print your file(s) as normal.
Further Information and Help
Print charges and paying for printing
- on our Toolkit Printing resource. If you encounter any problems, please contact the IT Service Desk: https://myit.abdn.ac.uk.
- The PDF generated will be saved to the same location as your original Word document. Open it and
check that it contains only the pages you want to print.
- Login to Web Print and upload the edited PDF to your print queue
- Print from any MFD on campus in the usual way
Printing selected pages from a PDF document
Using this method, you create a new, edited version of your original PDF that comprises only the pages you want to print. Note : These screenshots are taken from Windows 10. Other operating systems may be different, but the process is broadly the same.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader DC installed on your device. If you donāt already have this application, you can download it ā for free ā from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/uk/acrobat/pdf-reader.html
Make sure you download the free Reader and not Acrobat Pro DC!
- Open your PDF in Acrobat Reader
- Go to File > Print
- At the top of the Print dialog, select Adobe PDF from the Printer drop-down options
- Under Pages to Print , click the Pages radio button and enter the page range you would like to print, e.g. 5- If you want to print more than one page range, use a comma to separate the ranges, e.g. 1-2,6-
- Click Print
- In the Save PDF File As dialog, choose a location for the new PDF or accept the default
- Change the File name as appropriate, so that you donāt overwrite your original PDF
- Click Save
- The new PDF should open automatically in a new Acrobat window/tab. If it doesn't, simply browse to the location you saved it to and open it from there
- Check that the PDF contains only the pages you want to print
- Login to Web Print and upload the edited PDF to your print queue
- Print from any MFD on campus in the usual way
From a Mac device
Note : It is not possible to export a page range from Microsoft Word on a Mac. You must first create a PDF of the entire document, either from Word (via File > Save As > PDF ), or from Finder (via Open With > Preview , then from within Preview, via File > Export as PDF... ).
- Open your PDF in Preview ā if it is not already open
- Go to File > Print
- In the Pages section, click the From radio button and enter the starting and ending page of the range you would like to print, e.g. 5 to 7
Note. Please be aware that it is not possible to export multiple page ranges from Preview. If you have a long document and want to print more than one section from it ā for example pages 1-5 and pages 14-17 of a 20 page document ā you will have to complete these steps twice, once for each page range.
- Click PDF at the bottom of the dialog box and choose Save as PDF
- Change the File name as appropriate, so that you donāt overwrite your original PDF
- Choose a location for the new PDF or accept the default
- Click Save
- Click File > Open in Preview to browse to the location you saved the file to and open it from there
- Check that the PDF contains only the pages you want to print
- Login to Web Print and upload the edited PDF to your print queue
- Print from any MFD on campus in the usual way
