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Public printers are accessible from any properly connected personal computer
to the Dartmouth network. Public printers are located in many locations across
campus. For information on the locations, see
Where Are the GreenPrint Release Stations (Printers)?.
If you have any questions about printing to public printers, call the
Computing Help Desk at 646-2999 and select from the options provided, send
electronic mail to help@dartmouth.edu,
or call your department's
computing support office.
Before attempting to print a document, always review the printing
instructions that came with both your software and your computer equipment.
Review the contents carefully for proper formatting and use of fonts. The
Font menu (present in most programs) tells you what fonts are
installed on your computer.
If you want to use a particular font, it must be properly installed. If you
are using Mac OS 9.x, you can install and remove fonts by dragging them into
the Fonts folder in your System Folder. If you are using Mac
OS X, you should refer to Mac Help under the
Help menu for instructions on how to install fonts. If you are
using Windows 98/2000/XP, copy the font file to your system folder (e.g.,
c:\Windows\Fonts), then install the font by selecting
Start, Settings, then Control
Panel, then clicking on the Fonts folder, then
File\Install New Font. Also consult the manuals that came with
your computer and system software, or go online to learn more about using and
installing fonts.
Printing Tips
Some tips to remember as you prepare to print your document:
- Use tabs - not spaces - to indent paragraphs. Columns may be set using tabs
or the "table" or "column" tool of the word processor you are using.
- If you want to hyphenate words, wait until you have typed the final version
of your document. Then hyphenate the line endings of the text.
- Using too many fonts and too many styles within one document creates a very
cluttered, unattractive piece. The key is to use the text-formatting features
of the programs to present legible documents - ones that are read as much for
their message as they are for their presentation. Simple formatting and text
treatment are always best.
- Make sure the printer you are planning to use is the selected printer
before your final document formats.
- Check page breaks and the rest of the formatting after selecting the
correct type of printer. If you are working on a Word document, you
can do this by selecting Print Preview from the
File menu.
For more information related to this topic, see:
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