| This then results in the print dialog box coming up. To save on paper and print multiple slides on each piece of paper click on the combo box called "Print what" and select "Handouts". |
| Lecture notes for the Introduction to Computer Science I by James Tam | Return to the course web page |
Topics
1) The course notes are available online in three different file formats:
c) Plain text
2) Types of printing available
3) Location of the undergraduate printers for Computer Science
4) Hours of operation for the undergraduate Computer Science printers
5) For additional information on printing (on the main Computer Science help pages)
| Requires that you are running a computer with Office2000 (or greater) installed and can be viewed online with Internet Explorer 5. This means that in order to view and print the notes you will either have to use a computer at home or one of the open labs located around the university. To print the notes select print from the file menu. |
This then results in the print dialog box coming up. To save on paper and print multiple slides on each piece of paper click on the combo box called "Print what" and select "Handouts".
Next select under the "Slides per page" combo box you can determine the number of slides that you wish printed on each page.
Finally click on the "OK" button.
| Printing Acrobat files (called pdf's) from home can be done in a fashion similar to printing the PowerPoint version. In order to print the Acrobat version of the notes on the computers in the Computer Science lab you must have a laser printing account set up. You can do this by going to the main CPSC office in ICT602. The cost of laser printing is $0.10 per page with a minimum of $1.00 purchase. In order to print the course notes start by going to the page which contains the pdf version of the notes that you are interested in and click on that link (see the picture below) |
| Then, as shown in the picture, select under the "file" menu the "print" option |
| This will result in a print dialog box coming up. As the picture below shows, the default printer is the line printer which again is a text-only printer. A reminder: DO NOT send non-text documents to it. |
| What you need to do is to send the print job to the undergraduate laser printer. So add to the text field for printer -Pugl and then click on the okay button (below). |
| This will send the print job to the appropriate laser located right within the undergraduate computer lab. |
| This version of the notes is identical to the PowerPoint and the Acrobat versions save that the pictures and text formatting are gone. However, you can easily print these notes on the text-only printer which is available free-of-charge for all Computer Science students. (Just make sure that you don't abuse this privilege or you may find your Computer Science account terminated). To print a file, simply type lpr <file name> at the Unix prompt. The picture below shows an example where the file called "notes" is being sent to the printer. |
As mentioned previously, all undergraduate Computer Science students (except for those registered in CPSC 203) have access to text-only printing. That means that these printers will handle only plain ASCII so do not try to print graphical documents or even documents that format text (such as Word Processor documents). If you try to do so it will likely waste a lot of paper covered with meaningless garbage. While your printing privileges are provided free of charge make sure you don't abuse those privileges or you may have your Computer Science account terminated as outlined in the Computer Science usage regulations.
Notes that you can print on the text-only department printers: Notes that you cannot print on the
text-only department printers:
The PowerPoint version of the
notes (version (1)(a) listed above)
The Adobe Acrobat version of
the notes (version (1)(b) listed above)
Students can also have access to the department laser printer which will allow documents that include graphics and formatted text (such as the Acrobat form of notes for this course). You can purchase laser printing in the main Computer Science office located in ICT602).
Notes that you can print on the (pay) department laser printers: Notes that you cannot print on the (pay) department
laser printers:
The PowerPoint version of the
notes (version (1)(a) listed above)
If students prefer they can instead print the course notes in one of the public PC labs located throughout the campus. This final option will allows students to print any of the three versions of the course notes (although printing the text-only format is a bit overkill).
The main printers for undergraduate Computer Science students are located in the basement of the Math Sciences building. Make sure that you take the elevators or the stairs that are closer to the Earth Sciences building than the Science Theaters (see the map below). If you take the other stairs/elevator, you will not be able to find your printout!
The department laser printers are located right within the Computer Science lab.
| Monday - Thursday | Friday | Saturday - Sunday | |
| 07:00 - 23:00 | 07:00 - 20:00 | 09:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 18:00 |
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Note that because the printer is located inside the computer lab you need to have card access. Report troubles with card access to the main Computer Science office, located in ICT 602.
