Tech Spotlight: How to Print for Free on Campus

PrintSmart allows you to submit PDFs or documents from Excel, Word and PowerPoint to any Tech Spot lab printer on campus from your own device.
Art Miller

PrintSmart allows you to submit PDFs or documents from Excel, Word and PowerPoint to any Tech Spot lab printer on campus from your own device.

Printing needs ramp up during midterms, and many students have questions about how to print on campus. Each semester, a student can print up to the equivalent of 700 single-sided black toner pages (a value of $35) without charge.  

The printing quota can be used in any combination of the following: 

  • Laser printer, black, single-sided, $.05 per page 

  • Laser printer, black, double-sided, $.08 per page 

  • Color printer, single-sided, $.20 per page 

Increase Printing Quota 

Check the status of your print quota by logging into printsmart.uark.edu with your UARK username and password. To increase your printing quota, click Add Razorbuck$ and transfer money from Razorbuck$ to PrintSmart. Money cannot be refunded back to your Razorbuck$ account. 

Check Account Balance 

Check the status of your print quota by logging into printsmart.uark.edu with your UARK username and password. To increase your printing quota, click Add Razorbuck$ and transfer money from Razorbuck$ to PrintSmart. Money cannot be refunded back to your Razorbuck$ account. 

Request a Refund 

If there was problem with your print job, such as a paper jam or low print quality, you can request a refund by logging into printsmart.uark.edu with your UARK username and password, clicking Recent Print Jobs and selecting Request Refund. Requests are processed within one week. 

IT Services provides technology services to the University of Arkansas in pursuit of research, discovery and student success.  

Contacts

Rachel Gerner, content specialist
Information Technology Services
479-387-3824, rgerner@uark.edu

Chris Butler, director of communications
Information Technology Services
479-575-2901, chrisb@uark.edu

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