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Add Money to Account

Both your print funds and your documents are connected to your myLoneStar account. You need to activate your account by sending a document to the printer queue or by logging in and out on the print station computers. You will not be able to add money to your account before it's activated.

Adding Money To Your Account

Cash:

Add Value StationThere is an "add value station" located by the printers. Do NOT create a guest print card, as this will only work with guest log-ins.

  1. Activate your print account first by either sending a document to the printer or by signing in at the print station.
  2. Scan your student ID number barcode OR type in your 7-digit ID number on the machine.
  3. Insert your money. The machine only accepts paper money, not coins, and does not make change. If you need to exchange a bill for smaller denominations or convert coins to a dollar bill, ask at the front desk.
  4. Press the red "Done" button on the touchscreen.

 

 

Credit/Debit Card and PayPal:

  1. You can log in to MyPrintCenter through myLoneStar.
  2. Look for the "Add Funds" button near the bottom of the screen. It should take you to an online form (powered by PayPal) where you can enter your billing information. The minimum amount you can add is $5.

Print Documents

Sending Your Document to the Queue

From a Lab Computer

  1. Log in to any computer in the library labs with your student email and password.
  2. Have a document -- whether you're downloading it from an email you sent yourself, opening it from a flash drive, or creating your assignment right then. 
  3. File > Print. 
  4. Select the UP-BW printer for black and white (10 cents/page) or the UP-PCL for color (50 cents/page). 
  5. Adjust your other print options (like number of copies, double-sided) as needed.
  6. Hit Print. 
  7. Proceed to the Print Station to release your document from the queue. 

 

From Your Laptop

  1. Make sure your file is saved to a known location.
  2. Go to myPrintCenter.LoneStar.edu and log in.
  3. Click Upload.
  4. Select your document.
  5. If needed, adjust Print Options to print in color, print double sided, page range, and how many copies of the document you need.
  6. Proceed to the Print Station to release your document from the queue. 

 

Releasing Documents (Actually Printing)

  1. Go to the Print Station and log in to a computer.
  2. Once logged in, you will see your available balance and the print jobs that were sent. 
  3. Select print Job and click Print.
    1. Hold the Ctrl key down to select multiple jobs at once.