I know when you think about Taylorisms you probably don't think about printing, but it's one thing I wish I would have understood earlier in my college career. So here are some tips for printing like a pro at Taylor.
Let's face it: being in college means writing a lot of papers. Most professors will want you to turn in hard copies of your work. If you don't have a printer in your room, you have to either go ask someone who does or find a printer on campus.
Let's face it: being in college means writing a lot of papers. Most professors will want you to turn in hard copies of your work. If you don't have a printer in your room, you have to either go ask someone who does or find a printer on campus.
Believe it or not, something as simple as printing a document can become complicated if you don't have all the information you need. Sure, you can go to the library and print your paper there, but there are a few insider tips that will help you in the long run.
Printing Account
For starters, did you know that every year you're given $5 on your printing account? A lot of Taylor's printers run on a system that automatically charges your account for the things you've printed- including the library and the ETC. But if you're smart, that $5 will easily get you through the semester. Always make sure you're printing in black and white, because color is way more expensive. If you do double-sided printing, it will save you approximately 1 cent per page. Also, it saves paper, which is always a good thing! It doesn't seem like much, but when you're printing off a hundred two-page papers, suddenly it makes a difference. (Don't worry, you won't really have to write quite that much. Not during your freshman year, anyway.)Dealing with a Low Balance
Once your printing account balance gets to 20 cents or below, a warning will pop up any time you print something. If you don't go to the ETC and put more money on your account, it will drop below 0. If you see parenthesis around your balance, that means you're in the negative. Reach ($0.20) or more, and your account will be frozen until you pay up- no printing allowed at all. It's a pain to come to all the way to the library just to find you can't print anything off. So if you get in the negative, bring a buck or two to the ETC and ask the person at the counter to put it on your account.
Major-Specific Printers
Sometimes you don't have to use the library or ETC printers. Depending on your major, your department might have a printer for you to use for free for your major-related classes. Rupp has one for Media Communications majors, the Dungeon has one for Computer Science majors... those are the only two I know about for sure, but it would be worth a check with your department, especially if you're getting low on printing money.
1 comments:
Nice writing Leah. Concise and to the point.
However, I don't think "printing" is a Taylorism . . . is it? It's a task that may require explaining (which you've done nicely), but it's not an "ism."
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