the cheapest copies on campus
the cheapest copies on campus
THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT THE KELOWNA CAMPUS ONLY
OCSU has a Xerox machine that can be used to print, photocopy, and scan documents. Our prices start at just five cents per page!
For your convenience, we also have a hole puncher, stapler, and paper clips available at no extra cost.
Located in the Kelowna OCSU office (Room A148), the Xerox is generally available for use during business hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 3:30pm
Closed 12:30 - 1:00 daily for lunch.
Keep up to date on office hours (including irregular closures) by subscribing to the office calendar.
Prices for printing and photocopying
Letter size
8.5 x 11 inches or 216 x 297 mm.
Also known as A4, this is the standard paper size for reports, resumés, and other general printing.
Price per page:
Black & white: $0.05 +tax
Partial colour: $0.05 +tax
Full Colour: $0.10 +tax
Full Colour resumé: $0.05 +tax
Legal size
8.5 x 14 inches or 216 x 356 mm.
A bit longer than letter size paper. As the name implies, it’s mainly used for certain legal documents. It’s also useful for small posters or photocopying notebooks.
Price per page:
Black & white: $0.10 +tax
Colour: $0.15 +tax
Tabloid size
11 x 17 inches or 297 x 420 mm.
The biggest size! Sometimes called A3, this paper is best for posters and large diagrams.
Price per page:
Black & white: $0.25 +tax
Colour: $0.50 +tax
How to print
There are several different ways to print your stuff. Each method has its pros and cons, so keep reading to find out which one suits your needs the best!
As a note, you will almost always need to save the print file(s) to your phone or laptop first.
TIP: For best results, save your file(s) as a .PDF document! Other file types (like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, etc) might not format correctly.
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This is generally the fastest and easiest way to print your documents. All you have to do is email your files to Xerox and then log into the PrintByXerox app on the printer to print them off. Xerox will automatically generate a password for you the first time you use this service, so there is no need to set up an account manually.
Step 1: Email all the files you want to print to Print@PrintByXerox.com. You will receive a confirmation email once the print job has been accepted. Once you have received this email, you can proceed to the printer.
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME USING THIS PRINT METHOD: Along with the job submission confirmation email, you will also receive an email with log in credentials for your PrintByXerox account. Do not delete this email. You will use these credentials every time you want to print going forward (unless you change or reset your password).
Step 2: On the OCSU printer, open the PrintByXerox app and log in using your PrintByXerox account. You can look up your log in information by searching your email inbox for an email with the subject line, “Xerox Workplace Cloud Your email address has been registered.”
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If you have an iPhone or other Apple device, you can Airdrop your file(s) to the office iPad.
On the office iPad, go to the home screen and tap the “Turn on Airdrop” button.
On your Apple device, Airdrop the file(s) to "Printer’s iPad(2)"
On the iPad, tap “Accept”
Once your document loads, tap the share button (the square with an arrow, it will be in the top right corner of the screen). If the formatting looks weird, try opening it in the Word app.
Select "Print,” then choose your settings.
Once you are happy with the print settings, select “Print” in the top right corner of the menu. Your documents will print out to your right.
(Not sure how to Airdrop? Here’s how!)
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**Files MUST be formatted as a PDF to use this method!!! Word documents will not work!!!**
One more thing— USB drives with OC branding usually do not work. We genuinely have no idea why. Sorry!
Insert your USB into the port at the Xerox.
If the Xerox screen is dark, press the Home button to wake it up from sleep mode.
A menu listing the files on your USB drive should automatically pop up on the screen. If it doesn’t, tap on the “Print From” app icon.
Select your files by tapping on the checkbox beside the file name. If your file isn’t there, it might not have been saved in the right format. Only PDF documents can be printed with this method.
Scroll down to go through the print settings.
Select “Print” to print your documents.
Frequently asked questions
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Unfortunately, no. Our printer is not capable of printing from phones or other mobile devices. There are also no ports to plug in a laptop.
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No, but it’s really cheap! Our prices start at just five cents per page.
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No, we don’t have the capacity to do these things for you. We are always happy to assist and answer questions for you, though!
Other advice
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If your instructor linked a news article in moodle, it's a lot faster and easier to just google the article on the iPad instead of logging in to moodle and printing it that way. Here's how:
Open the Safari app on the printer iPad. In the search bar at the top of the screen, type the name of the website and a few key words from the article.
Here's an example: If you were assigned an article titled "Black-affirming campus spaces are vital for Black student academic success" from theconversation.com, you might try "the conversation black affirming campus" as your search terms.Your article should be one of the first few search results. If it's not there, check for typos and try adding a few more keywords. Once you see your article in the search results, open it by tapping on it.
See the above section to print the article.
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Let’s say you have a digital copy of a textbook and you want to print it out. It’s probably from https://collection.bccampus.ca
How to scan
The OCSU printer can be used to scan documents to any email address. There is no cost!
Add your documents the Xerox machine by placing them face-up in the top feeder.
Select the “Scan to Cloud Email” app. If the Xerox’s screen is dark, press the Home button to wake it up.
Tap the “Add New” button in the top left corner of the screen. Enter your email address here.
If your document is double-sided (and you want to scan both sides), scroll down and select “2-sided.” From the pop-up menu, select “2-sided.”
Hit “Start.”