Top Ten ways to save on printing

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Use Print Preview to see what will be printed if you print.
Make sure it is not trying to print the entire website or file. Use this to help estimate your print costs

Use page numbers or Selection,

rather than All, in the Page Range and only print the pages you need or the section you selected.

Use Print or Print View Icon/Link

for more efficient formatting. to remove ads and other unnecessary stuff.

Examples:

Copy and paste into a Word document so you can:

Adjust margins, line spacing, and fonts (size & type). Cut out ads and other unnecessary stuff. Gather information from several sources and only print once.

5. 6.

Two pages for the price of one:

Prints on both sides of paper by default. Saves $ since it costs per sheet. To change to single-sided, click on Properties in the Print Window.

Multiple pages per sheet or fit to page:

Find this option in the Print Window or Print Setup for some
programs. Be careful not to end up with text too small to read. For multiple page documents (i.e. it wont work to print multiple copies of a single page document to one sheet.)

7. 8.

Blackboard & PowerPoint:

Put multiple PPT slides on one page, using the Handout option in the Print box.

Save electronically rather than printing when possible.

Save materials onto a flash drive, CD-R, or floppy disk. Be careful not to save to a shared computer. When using flash drives be sure to close all files, click on the green arrow
in the lower right corner of the screen, and follow instructions for ejecting safely.

9.

Make a back-up copy accessible from most internet connections by:

Attaching the document to an email and sending it to yourself. Saving to an online tool like Google Docs.

10. Ask for help The library staff are here if you need help using these tips and tricks.
Bates Technical College Library | library@bates.ctc.edu | South Campus (E201) 253.680.7550 | Downtown Campus (M124) 253.680.7220 Rev. Nov. 2010