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Adobe Acrobat™ /PDF Document Frequently Asked Printing Questions

	How do I print Adobe Acrobat/PDF documents?

	Why did my job print out backwards?

	The printer is printing my file very slowly.

	After printing a document from within WebCT or another website with frames, I got a blank page.

How do I print Adobe Acrobat/PDF documents?

1. When you get the following splash screen you know that the document you are about to view/print is most likely an Adobe Acrobat PDF File:

2. If you are using Web CT to print the screen should be similar to the following:

click to enlarge

3. From here you select the small print icon right above the document as denoted by the red square in the preceding picture, otherwise you will be printing blank pages with just the edges around the document printing. An alternative to clicking the little printer button is by right-clicking on the document itself and selecting print from there.

4. The following screen will pop-up:

5. From here you can select the OK button after you have chosen how you want to print the document, making sure to follow the printing instructions to choose the right printer for your preferred payment method.

Troubleshooting

My job printed out backwards.

If your job printed out backwards then you must select Print as Image located in the top right corner of the print dialog box that shows up when you set your document to print:

The printer is printing my file very slowly.

Most PDF files may take a while and most likely will not show up at the print station until it has been completely sent over, a dialog box will show up showing the progress of the print job and when it disappears your print job has been sent over to the designated printer.

After printing a document from within WebCT or another website with frames, I got a blank page.

You have most likely printed the document out the incorrect way, make sure that when you are using WebCT that you click on the area you want to print and from there either right click and hit print or Pull down the File menu and select Print. Otherwise you will be printing the area that surrounds your document in WebCT. Make sure to read the instructions on how to print out the various types of documents you might encounter in WebCT carefully:

If you are trying to print an Adobe Acrobat PDF document usually found on Web CT please see "How to Print PDF Documents".

If you are trying to print a Power Point Presentation and would like to know some of the options available to you please see "How to Print out Power Point Presentations."

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	How do I print Adobe Acrobat/PDF documents?
	1. When you get the following splash screen you know that the document you are about to view/print is most likely an Adobe Acrobat PDF File: 2. If you are using Web CT to print the screen should be similar to the following: click to enlarge 3. From here you select the small print icon right above the document as denoted by the red square in the preceding picture, otherwise you will be printing blank pages with just the edges around the document printing. An alternative to clicking the little printer button is by right-clicking on the document itself and selecting print from there. 4. The following screen will pop-up: 5. From here you can select the OK button after you have chosen how you want to print the document, making sure to follow the printing instructions to choose the right printer for your preferred payment method.

	Troubleshooting
	My job printed out backwards.
	If your job printed out backwards then you must select Print as Image located in the top right corner of the print dialog box that shows up when you set your document to print:
	The printer is printing my file very slowly.
	Most PDF files may take a while and most likely will not show up at the print station until it has been completely sent over, a dialog box will show up showing the progress of the print job and when it disappears your print job has been sent over to the designated printer.
	After printing a document from within WebCT or another website with frames, I got a blank page.
	You have most likely printed the document out the incorrect way, make sure that when you are using WebCT that you click on the area you want to print and from there either right click and hit print or Pull down the File menu and select Print. Otherwise you will be printing the area that surrounds your document in WebCT. Make sure to read the instructions on how to print out the various types of documents you might encounter in WebCT carefully: If you are trying to print an Adobe Acrobat PDF document usually found on Web CT please see "How to Print PDF Documents". If you are trying to print a Power Point Presentation and would like to know some of the options available to you please see "How to Print out Power Point Presentations."