Printing is available to Webster University students, staff, and faculty. There are printers in the 2nd Floor eCommons area, the 24/7 computer lab, and on the lower level.

(Colored printing is available at Mail & Copy, or Reeg Academic Resources.)

 A section taken from an International Students handout on Printing.

Using Papercut

The University has recently implemented Papercut for printing. These are the basic steps to using Papercut to print: 

1. Log in to Papercut on the computer with your Connections information. 

2. When you go to print your document(s), choose the printer named "Secureprint_STL" 

3. Tap your student ID or Webster Mobile app where indicated on the printer that you want to pick your documents up at. (Or log in manually if there no symbol on the printer.)

   • If this is the first time you are using Papercut, the printer will ask if you want to associate this ID with an account. Select "yes" and enter your Connections information. Then tap your ID again.

4. Select the documents you want to print, then hit the "print" button on the bottom right of the screen.

Some fun facts about Papercut!

• With Papercut, you can retrieve documents you print from any printer across campus! So, for example, if you sent a print job from Sverdrup, you can pick it up from one of the library printers.

• You can retrieve multiple print jobs at once with one log in. Just select all of them at the printer when you go to retrieve your printed documents and hit print.

• When you log in to Papercut on library printers, you can also make copies and scan documents to send them to your email

There are scanners in the 24/7 lab, eCommons, and in the viewing alcoves on the 1st floor that will scan to the attached computer.

You can also scan from the printers by logging in to Papercut on them. The printers are configured to send scanned documents to your Webster email. Please be patient, it can sometimes take a while for the documents to arrive.

Scanning documents on the printers 

1. Load your document into the scanner. If it is multiple pages it's easier to put them in the document feeder 
2. Log in to the printer with your ID or by typing in your login information. 
3. Choose "Scan" from the options presented. 
4. If your document is single-sided, you can simply press "start". If it is double sided, make sure to look at the settings on the right and select "2 sided", and verify that the original loading direction is correct. 
5. Your document will be scanned and sent to your University email in PDF format.

A quick gif of using the scanning software on the printers, from Papercut. 

Scanning pictures or objects on the printers 

1. Log in to the printer with your ID or by typing in your login information and choose "Scan" from the options presented. 
2. Place your item to scan face down on the scanner bed. Check the settings on the right to make sure that the original loading direction is correct (IE, that something placed landscape is set to landscape). If the loading direction is incorrect, some images will be cut off when scanned. 
3. If you need to scan multiple items to the same document, select "Additional Pages". 
4. Choose the file type you desire from the settings on the right. The default is PDF. 
5. Hit the "Start" button. (There will be two start buttons on the screen, either one will work.) 
6. If you need to do multiple pages, place the next item when prompted, then hit "Start" again. 
7. When all of your items are scanned, hit "Finish" and then "Start" to send the document to your University email. 

Using the Canon scanners

1. Place your item face down on the scanner bed, with the top of the document aligned with the arrow. Anything within a half inch of the edge of the scanner bed will not scan so place your documents carefully. 

2. Press the PDF Scan Start button on the scanner (pictured, furthest on the left). 

   •  If you need to save your item as an image, open the Scan IJ Utility (search “scan” in the Windows search bar) and choose your document type to be “Photo” then scan your item. It will save as a JPEG.

3. If you need to scan multiple pages, place the next page down and hit the PDF Scan Start button again. When you have scanned all of your pages, press the Scan Finish button (pictured, second from the left).  Your document will be saved to the computer by default. 

You can now make copies at the library from the printers! 

How to copy

1. Load your document into the document feeder in a profile orientation.  

   • If you are copying a photograph or object, place them onto the scanning bed.

2. Log in to the printer with your ID or by typing in your login information. 

3. Choose "Copy" from the options presented. 

4. Check to make sure all settings are correct. 

   • If your document is double sided, make sure the "2-sided to 2-sided" setting is selected.

   • If you loaded your document any way other than profile, make sure the original load direction is correct.Choose "Binding positions" and then "Original direction" and make sure the image matches your document.

   • You can view a preview of your copy by hitting the "Basic" button at the top of the screen.

5. Specify the number of copies with the gray "No of Sets" box in the top right corner. 

6. Hit start to make your copies. 

There are computers throughout the library, with the majority of them being on the lower level, in the 24/7 computer lab, and in the 2nd floor eCommons area. Current student, staff, and faculty will have to log in to the computer with their Webster Connections credentials. (Visitors can ask for guest access from a librarian.)

The computer screen is black

If the computer isn't showing anything on the monitor, follow these steps.

1. Click the mouse and wait a few seconds to see if anything shows up on the screen.


2. Tap the space bar a couple of times, then wait a few seconds to see if anything shows up on the screen.


3. Check the side of the computer to make sure it is turned on. You will see a blinking dot if it is turned on. If it is turned off, press the power button to turn it on.


4. If the computer is on, but the monitor doesn't show anything after either of the previous steps, make sure the monitor is turned on. On the under side of the screen there will be a power button, check if it is illuminated. If it is not, press it to turn on the monitor.

After using a computer

When you have finished using a library computer, make sure to log out. Otherwise, anyone who shows up to use the computer next will be able to see your logins and any files you downloaded!