General information about physical printers and printing at Bowdoin.

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Bringing Personal Printers to Campus: Guidelines for Students

Guidance for students deciding whether to bring a personal printer to campus. Covers which printer types work on the Bowdoin network, adapter requirements for Bowdoin-issued MacBooks, where to buy supplies locally, and how campus PaperCut printing compares as a free alternative.

How to fix a "filter failed" error when printing PDFs on macOS

Solution to the error "Stopped Filter Failed" when printing a PDF from macOS.

How to Print a PDF That is Only Printing an Error page

Information on how to print a PDF that may only be printing an error page when printing from Preview on macOS.

Order Toner for a Department Printer

Information on how to request toner from the Copy Shop for managed Ricoh printers

Printers available for student printing

Information about what printers are available for students to print to.

Printing in Color or Black/White on MacOS

Instructions for students and faculty on how to print in color or black/white on MacOS.

Setting a default printer

Instructions for setting a default printer on a Mac running macOS Sequoia or Tahoe, and on Windows 11. Also covers how to stop the OS from automatically switching your default printer. Applies to all Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.

Stapling when printing from a Mac

Information on how to staple when printing a document to a supported printer from a Mac.

How to remove a printer from Mac OS or Windows operating system

If you no longer use a printer from a Mac or Windows computer and need to delete it, here's how.