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Instructions

All of the printers have a name which is usually the name of the building and room number that printer is located in, also some printers will have a label on the printer to identify it. To add a printer on a PC, follow these instructions:

Video Tutorial

Video on Adding a WSU Printer to Your PC Laptop - Windows 8.1

For Windows 7

Click on the Start button
Click on “Printers_Students” or "Printers_Faculty_Staff" on the upper left hand side.

Setup Printers on a Windows 8.1

1. Click on or select “Add Student Printers” or "Add Faculty Staff Printers" from the utilities section on the start/metro screen.

(This brings up a window with a list of all available printers on campus that you can use. You can narrow the list by typing the building in the “Location” field. For example, if you are in Somsen Hall, type “Somsen” in that field and click “Find Now”.)

2. Double click the printer you want to add, and it will start installing.

(It might ask you to install a driver. You want to install this driver.)

3. Once completed, you can print to that printer with any program by typically going to File > Print.

Note: Library is abbreviated to Lib in the printer listings.

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 ==Instructions==
 All of the printers have a name which is usually the name of the building and room number that printer is located in, also some printers will have a label on the printer to identify it. To add a printer on a [[PC]], follow these instructions:
+==='''Video Tutorial'''===
+===='''[http://youtu.be/vUELj1xWGx8?list=UUF9Gu-Czhl1wK2e87QG3Cfw Video on Adding a WSU Printer to Your PC Laptop - Windows 8.1]'''====
 ==='''For Windows 7'''===
 :*Click on the Start button[[File:Win 7 start button.png|50 px]]
-:*Click on “Printers_Students” or "Printers_Faculty_Staff" on the upper left hand side.
+:*Click on '''“Printers_Students” or "Printers_Faculty_Staff"''' on the upper left hand side.
-==='''For Windows 8.1'''===
-====*[http://youtu.be/vUELj1xWGx8?list=UUF9Gu-Czhl1wK2e87QG3Cfw VIDEO-Adding a WSU Printer to Your PC Laptop - Windows 8.1]====
+===Setup Printers on a Windows 8.1===
-:*Click on or select “Add Student Printers” or "Add Faculty Staff Printers" from the utilities section on the start/metro screen.
+:*1. Click on or select “Add Student Printers” or "Add Faculty Staff Printers" from the utilities section on the start/metro screen.
-[[File:student printers.png|150px]]
+[[File:student printers.png|300px]]
-:*This brings up a window with a list of all available printers on campus that you can use.  You can narrow the list by typing the building in the “Location” field. For example, if you are in Somsen Hall, type “Somsen” in that field and click “Find Now”.
+:*(This brings up a window with a list of all available printers on campus that you can use.  You can narrow the list by typing the building in the “Location” field. For example, if you are in Somsen Hall, type “Somsen” in that field and click “Find Now”.)
-[[File:Find Printers.png|300px]]
+[[File:Find Printers.png|500px]]
-:*Double click the printer you want to add, and it will start installing.
+:*2. Double click the printer you want to add, and it will start installing.
-::*It might ask you to install a driver. You want to install this driver.
+::*(It might ask you to install a driver. You want to install this driver.)
-:*Once completed, you can print to that printer with any program by typically going to '''File''' > '''Print'''.
+:*3. Once completed, you can print to that printer with any program by typically going to '''File''' > '''Print'''.
 ''Note: Library is abbreviated to Lib in the printer listings.''