{{indexmenu>:computing:department:windows}} ====== Printing from Physics Windows systems ====== ===== Adding your printers ===== No printers are installed by default. Instead you must manually connect to the printer(s) you need. You will only need to do this once, and it will be remembered by windows. * You should find a shortcut on your desktop called "Phys & Astro Printers". Open it by double-clicking. * if you can't find that shortcut, you can go to the start menu and type ''\\print.cse.umn.edu'' into the "Search programs and files" box. * Find the printer you would like, and double-click it. Most printer names include their room number and are prefixed with spa-. * It will automatically download a driver and connect to the printer, and should now appear in your "Devices and Printers" area. * Optionally, set your default printer (next section) ===== Changing the Default Printer ===== * Click the start menu (blue circle) -> Devices and Printers * Choose which printer you want as your default and RIGHT click. * Select "Set as default printer" from the menu (if not already checked) ===== Removing a Printer ===== * Click the start menu (blue circle) -> Devices and Printers * Choose which printer you want to remove and RIGHT click. * Select "Remove device" from the menu. ===== Printing to Toshiba copiers ===== To print to the Toshiba copiers (such as the Astronomy copier 358c, or FTPI copier 431c), you need to supply your Department Code. * On the Windows "Print" dialog, click **Properties** * On the Layout tab of the properties windows, click the **Advanced** button * You now find a long list of additional options. In the section named "Printer features" change these settings: * set "Department code" to "Enabled" * set "Department Code (DC) - Digit1" through "...Digit5" to the five digits of your department code. * Click OK to return to the Print dialog. * Your job should now print normally. ===== Printing to Xerox copiers ===== When printing to the Xerox copiers, you should get prompted for your copy code ("User ID"). You can find your code in [[https://www.physics.umn.edu/resources/myphys/copy.html|MyPhys]]