University of Kent

Student printing comes out double-sided by default, but you can change to single-sided if required.

For Microsoft Office 2010 documents:

1. From the File tab, choose Print.
2. On the print window, under Settings, change Print on Both Sides to Print One Sided.
3. Click the large square print button at the top left of the print window.

Previous versions of Microsoft Office and other software:

Instructions vary depending on the software being used. Generally the option to print single-sided can be found by accessing Properties or Preferences within the print dialog box that shows when you instruct an application to print.

• If using Drill Hall library PCs at the Medway campus, you can simply select the queue for your printer that is associated with the printer that is single-sided, ie BW08 not BW08_Double-sided.

Canterbury campus: Templeman Library

Printers can print double-sided, except the colour-slides printers and cafe1-a3paper

Canterbury campus: colleges and departments

Printers provide black and white A4 printing and can be used by all students. They can all print double-sided. Printer dpwoolf-colour in Woolf College provides colour printing.

Medway campus: black and white A4 printers

Kent student PCs automatically print out work at the nearest black and white printer.

Medway campus: colour A4 printers

Tonbridge campus

The printer in the Tonbridge Centre (Yoda) offers black and white and duplex printing (web-based printing service unavailable).

Other printers on campus

Academic departments may provide printers and PCs to their students and staff: these are not listed in this website and details should be requested from the relevant department.

Send documents (Microsoft Office, Microsoft XPS and PDF formats only) to University of Kent printers in Student PC areas, from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. There's no need to install print drivers.

Note that web-based printing is subject to the usual printing costs. This service is not currently available for iPhone or iPad.

1. Browse to http://printing.kent.ac.uk* and log in with your Kent username eg (abc1) and password.
   *If you are off-campus, use https://printing-kent-ac-uk.chain.kent.ac.uk instead.
2. On the next page, click Web Print in the left-hand menu.
3. On the Web Print page, click the Submit a Job link.
4. On the next page, click the button next to the printer that you would like to send your document to, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Print Options and Account Selection button.
5. On the Options page, change the number in the text box if you require more than one copy. Then click the Upload Document button.
6. On the next page, click the Browse button and choose the document to be printed from your computer or mobile device. Then click the Upload & Complete button.
7. The next page shows the status of your print job. When your document has been printed the status will contain the word Finished.
8. Collect your print-out from the printer.

If the printer you want to use is not available for web-based printing, or if the document you want to print is not Microsoft Office, XPS or PDF format, you should install a print driver on your computer or print from a campus Student PC instead.

1. Click on the Start/Windows Orb icon in the bottom left of your screen.
2. In the Start Search box type printers and press the Enter key.
3. Click Add a Printer (near the top of the Printers window).
4. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer in the Add printer window.
5. Click the Stop button to stop it searching for printers (Vista only).
6. Click The printer that I want isn't listed.
7. Choose Select a shared printer by name in the Find a printer by name or TCP/IP address box, and enter the server name and printer name of the required printer in the following format:
   
   \\printserver2.kent.ac.uk\gill2
   replacing server and printer details as appropriate (check student printer names and locations if not sure)
8. If asked for a username, enter your IT account username in the format ukc\xyz1 replacing xyz1 with your details.
9. Click Next. Windows will now try to connect to the printer. If you see a message asking you to install a driver, click install driver.
10. Click Next in the Type a printer name box (Vista only).
11. Click Finish in the You've successfully added... box.
12. The printer will now appear in the Printers window and is ready to use.

Printing to student printers is paid for by credits at the rates given below (1 pence = 1 credit). The minimum payment is £1: most print credit machines only accept £1 and £2 coins.

• Black and white A4 duplex (double-sided): 10p (10 credits)
• Black and white A4 simplex (single-sided): 5p (5 credits) per side
• Black and white A3: 10p (10 credits)
• Colour A4: 20p (20 credits) per side
• Colour A3 40p (40 credits) per side
• Colour OHP slide: 80p (80 credits)

There is a 200 credit overdraft facility.

Where to buy more printer credits:

• online at https://epay.kent.ac.uk/printcredits (minimum payment £5)
• using self-service print credit machines on campus: find them in the Library or in Keynes College foyer (Canterbury); or in the Library, Medway and Gillingham buildings (Medway). Machines take £1 coins, some machines accept £2 coins and notes.
  

Login to view your print credit balance and check your print jobs history and status.