Step 1
- Log into a library desktop computer (do not use a personal computer).
- DOWNLOAD the document you would like printed to the downloads folder or to the desktop.
- Open your document with the ADOBE ACROBAT desktop application (right click on the document, go to open with, and then select Adobe Acrobat), for best results.
- Go to FILE and PRINT.
Step 2
- Open the CHANGE THE PRINTER dropdown menu, click SEE MORE and choose THOMPSON 160 PLOTTER.
- Click FIT.
Step 3
- Click the PROPERTIES button.
- Click SEE MORE within the dropdown menu to choose the size of your poster.
- DO NOT SELECT OVERSIZE ARCH. Ensure the option begins with "Arch _"
- Arch B - 12" x 18" - $3.50
- Arch C - 18" x 24" - $5.00
- Arch D - 24" x 36" - $8.00
- Arch E - 36" x 48" - $14.00
Step 4
- Click the PAPER / QUALITY tab.
- For large blocks of red or high quality images, adjust the print quality slider from SPEED towards QUALITY.
Step 5
- Click the LAYOUT / OUTPUT tab and have settings at LANDSCAPE and ROTATION: 90 DEGREES.
- If printing PORTRAIT orientation, please select ROTATION: AVOID CLIPPING.
Step 6
- Click OK, then click PRINT. Type your last name.#.
- Posters can be printed at the plotter printers in THOMPSON 160. Swipe your BuckID or type in your last name.# to release the poster.