Quickstarts

Printing @ USF Libraries

A joint effort including the USF Libraries, Student Government and USF Information Technology provides students a daily allotment to be used for printing through BullBucks printers at each USF Libraries location. A Free daily amount per student is the base for free printing, the daily allotment can be printed using Bull Bucks funding on your USF Card. Additional prints are pay-for-print using the student’s Bull Bucks balance on the USFCard.

For more information on other USF locations, and information on the Pharos system and the USF Print Shop, please visit USF IT Documentation: Printing on Campus.

Installation Instructions

• Windows
• Mac OS

Printer Drivers

• Windows 64 bit
• Mac OS X (requires OS X 10.10.5 or later)

USF Libraries Locations

Locations spanning four campus libraries are conveniently spaced to enable printing. Options include scanning, printing and copying.

• Students can use their free prints allocations for copies at all of the locations unless otherwise noted.
• Students can print from their personal computers.
• Students can print via email attachment.
• Students can print to the free print locations from within the USF Application Gateway.
• Students can continue to print using Bull Bucks (cash balance on USFCard) once their daily free prints allocation is reached.
• Black & White printing is only 11 cents per page.
• Color printing is 22 cents per page.

Print Locations

Large-format printer locations

Students are able to print via email from their personal devices directly to a USF printer. (limited file types).

• BWPrint@usf.edu  
• ColorPrint@usf.edu  

Printing from MyPrintCenter.USF.EDU

In order to use this process, you must be logged into the USF network.

1. Log into https://myprintcenter.usf.edu/ with your NetID and password.
   
2. Funds available will show in the lower left. Additional funds can be added through Bull Buck$.
   
3. Select Upload.
   
4. Locate the file in which you wish to print and select Open.
   
5. Once the file has been uploaded, it provide the base cost of the print.
   
6. To change how the file prints (e.i. Black & White vs Color, Single Sided or Double Sided, number of prints) can be located at the lower right. If any changes are made, the Cost will reflect it.
   
7. Once you have the file set to how you wish it to print, head to a Pharos printer and swipe your card. You will be logged in and your file will show.
8. Select the file on the printer to being the print process.

Mobile Printing and Printing from Your Computer

Students can print via email from their personal devices directly to a USF printer. (limited file types).

• BWPrint@usf.edu  
• ColorPrint@usf.edu  

How to Print to a Pharos Printer

There are two options for printing.

• Email an attachment
• Installation package on computer

Email an attachment:

1. From your USF email address send attachment to:
   1. BWPrint@usf.edu for Black and White prints
   2. ColorPrint@usf.edu for Color prints
2. Go to any Pharos printer, swipe USF ID card to release the print.

These file types can be printed:

Microsoft® Word Microsoft® Excel Microsoft® PowerPoint Microsoft® Visio Microsoft® Outlook OpenDocument Comma Separated Values Adobe Portable Document Format Rich Text Format Text files Image formats

.doc | .docx   | .dot .xls | .xlt |   .xlsx | .xltx | .xltm | .xlsm .ppt | .pptx   | .pptm |.pot |.pps |.potx | .ppsx .vsd | .vss |   .vst | .vdx | .vsx | .vtx |  .vdw .msg | .eml .odt | .ods |   .ott | .odp .csv .pdf .rtf .txt .jpg | .jpeg   | .gif | .png | .bmp

Installation package on computer:

To print from your computer to a USF printer without emailing an attachment, you must first install a printer package to your computer. Choose your installation package from the Printer Installation Packages section. Follow directions on the installation package page.

To print a document follow these steps:

1. Open the document using the appropriate application.
2. Print the document choosing the appropriate PHAROS installed printer i.e. USF_Ricoh_Universal

Please visit Bull Bucks to add funds to your USFCard.