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Using Library Computers

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Public Computer Tips

  1. After 5 minutes of inactivity your session will automatically end. If watching a video, be sure to occasionally move your mouse.
     
  2. To lock your computer for up to 10 minutes, on the session timer toolbar, select Other Options then Hide My Screen. Enter a password – you will need this password to unlock your computer later.
     
  3. Save your documents on a flash drive, in the cloud or by emailing them to yourself as attachments. Files saved to the computer are deleted when the session ends.
     
  4. To log off the computer, choose End Session.

 

Printing

Send a file to print:

  1. Press CTRL-P (Windows) or Command-P (Macs) or go to File > Print. In the preview, check to be sure you are printing the correct pages.
     
  2. Select Print The cost is shown ($0.20 per page, black-and-white only). Click OK.
     
  3. Click OK again. If given the option, you don't need to choose a printer – the job can be released from any Self Service Station. Jobs are saved for 48 hours.

Pay for and pick up your prints:
If paying in cash over $5, go to the Circulation Desk. If paying in cash under $5 or with a credit card, follow these steps:

  1. At a Self Service Station, select Release a Print Job.
     
  2. Enter your Library Card or Guest Pass number.
     
  3. Your print job(s) appear. To preview a job, click the Page button on the right. You cannot delete pages here; the job would need to be adjusted and resent. When done, click the Exit button in the top right.
     
  4. To print, click the job name to select it. Click Print.
     
  5. Choose how to pay:
     
    • If using cash up to $5, insert money into the machine then select Pay From Vending Device on the screen.
       
    • If paying with credit or debit card, select Pay From Credit Card and follow the prompts.
  6. Your job will print.