# Printing Overview

The purpose of this page is to give a “10,000 foot” overview of how printing works on campus. This is mainly for informational purposes.

## What Happens to Your Print Job

<div id="bkmrk-your-computer-submit">1. <div>Your computer submits a job to iPrint with the name of the printer you want to print to, your computer or Novell username</div>
2. <div>iPrint submits the job to PaperCut for approval based on the username attached and the print job type (color, duplex, etc.)</div>
    - <div>The print job is now being held by iPrint until it hears back from PaperCut</div>
3. <div>PaperCut now checks the print job</div>
    - <div>It checks if the username is in the system, how much the print job “costs”, and if the person has the needed print credit available to complete the job</div>
    - <div>If PaperCut fails a check, it will cancel the job on iPrint and nothing will print</div>
4. <div>If iPrint gets the “all clear” from PaperCut, then the print job is released to the printer you chose and is printed</div>

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