Printing

How to print

Step 1: Add Paid Credits

1. On a desktop or laptop computer, go to go.illinois.edu/webprinting.
2. In the left pane, click Add Paid Credits.
3. Select an amount (minimum $5.00) and click Add Value.
4. Provide credit card information when prompted.
5. Proceed to Step 2a if you’re printing using a laptop or mobile device, or Step 2b if you’re printing using a Library computer.

Step 2: Submit the Job

Step 3: Release the job

1. Use your phone to scan the QR code on the printer.
2. Log in with your NetID and password.
3. Select your document, then click Release.

Public printing (for users without a NetID)

Library users without a NetID or University account can still print using Papercut by creating a guest account. Below are instructions for how to create a guest account using Papercut. Before proceeding, please keep in mind:

• If a person already has an active NetID and password, they do not need to create a guest printing account.
• The minimum amount to add to Paid Credits is $5, and it cannot be refunded back to their credit card. Similarly, any print refunds go back into the printing account and not the credit card.
• If someone forgets the password to a guest account, there is no self-service password reset option. They will need to contact Technology Services by calling 217-244-7000 or emailing consult@illinois.edu.

Register a new guest account

If this is the first time you’re printing and you do not have a University NetID and password, you’ll first need to register for a guest account.

1. At the Papercut login screen, click on the link for “Guest printing using Paid Credits”.
2. Fill out the form including your name, email, a new username, and a password for the account. All guest accounts begin with the prefix “print-“ plus the username entered, so you will login as “print-[insert username]”.
3. After filling out the registration information, click Register to create the account. If the username is unique, the account will be created.
4. Click on the Log In link in the left menu or return to the Papercut login page.
5. Enter in the username and password for the guest account. Again, remember to enter “print-“ before the username. All guest accounts start with this prefix.
6. You should now be logged into Papercut.
7. Once a guest account has been created, printing as a guest user is the same process as for other Papercut users. Refer to the “How to print” instructions above to add Paid Credits and print your materials from a laptop, mobile device, or Library computer.

How to pay for printing

Printing Costs

• Black & white: $0.10/page
• Color: $0.40/page
• 11×17: $0.50/page

Payment Options

Paid Credits

Students can use Paid Credits to pay for their printing. Paid Credits is a pre-paid monetary amount that goes towards printing costs for any department on campus that uses Papercut printing. Print charges will be deducted from your Paid Credits balance. Faculty and staff who are also enrolled in a University class may also be prompted to use paid credits.

Charge your University Account

Faculty and staff can charge their University accounts when printing. Affiliated University of Illinois faculty and staff who are not currently registered as taking a class can log in with their NetID to have print charges billed to their account once a month.

Pay with cash

Students, faculty, staff, and guests can pay with cash. Paying with cash is only available at the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center. Please note that this service is not available on weekends and resumes at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings.

To pay with cash, follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center to have your print made and to pay for it.
2. From a library computer, select the printer “Library Pay Cash B&W” or “Library Pay Cash Color.”

Printer locations

Printing FAQs

Is there any wait time required after purchasing Paid Credits?

Transactions from international accounts may experience a delay in appearing as Paid Credits.

I didn’t use all the Paid Credits I purchased. Can I get refunded?

No, any extra Paid Credit balance cannot be refunded back to the credit card.