Mobile Print Information
MOBILE PRINTING
Any Device. Any Platform. Any file format.
Allow users to print from whatever device.
Locations where printing from mobile devices is available at Jackson College:
- Lenawee (Student Lounge)
- Hillsdale (Lobby)
- Center for Student Success
- Central Campus Library/Computer Lab (WA 1st floor)
- Central Campus Solution Center (WA 2nd floor)
Printing from mobile devices – things to know:
Option 1: Mobility Print (Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, ChromeOS)
Mobility Print simplifies the printing process from bring-your-own devices (BYOD) and mobile devices. By following a few simple steps, users can quickly discover and print to any of your available printers without assistance from a techie.
Student printing should be simpler! Whether they want to print from an iPhone, print from a Samsung tablet, print from the library or print from a classroom, the solution should be the same, and the experience as easy as Files -> Print. Hey presto, that’s Mobility Print!
Printing Instructions:
Option 2: Printing from a Web Browser
The Web Print system allows students to print to college printers from their own laptops without installing drivers. It works by offering a facility to upload documents in formats such as PDF, DOC, etc., using a standard web browser (ex., Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox).
Printing Instructions:
The system can print documents that have the following file formats:
Note:
Application |
File Format(s) |
Picture File |
BMP, DIB, GIF, JFIF, JIF, JPE, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF |
Adobe Reader 9, Adobe Reader X (10), Adobe Reader XI (11) |
PDF |
Microsoft Office Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 365 |
XLS, XLSX, etc. |
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 365 |
PPT, PPTX, etc. |
Microsoft Office Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 365 |
DOC, DOCX, etc. |
Microsoft XPS Document Writer |
XPS |
Print Release station – things to know:
-The names of the printers will be posted on a side of the device.
-Students will do the following:
- Select Print from your application (e.g. File > Print)
- Walk up to the Release Station located next to the printer.
- Search for your document by looking for your user name or document name.
- Click Print to release the job. It can take up to 30 seconds for the printer to warm up after clicking Print.