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Computing Guide: How-To

A guide to computing at Berkeley Law.

Printing from a Laptop or Mobile Device: MobilePrint

  1. Connect to the internet via the campus eduroam wireless network.
  2. Go to https://mobileprint.berkeley.edu in your browser.
  3. Click Login with CalNet.
  4. Sign in with your CalNet username (do not include “@berkeley.edu”) and passphrase.
  5. Click on the Upload button.
  6. Locate and select the file that you would like to print, then click Open.
  7. Confirm that the file appears in your Job List.
  8. You can select the file to adjust print settings in the lower right corner (number of copies, etc.). Selecting Color will only work if you print from the color printer release station – MobilePrint prints to both queues, but you must release your print job at the correct location to receive a color document instead of a black-and-white one.
    • Likewise, failing to select Color from the MobilePrint interface but printing from the color printer will result in receiving a black-and-white print-out.
  9. You can continue to upload additional files or proceed to a release station to print your submitted document(s). Uploaded files may take a minute to appear at release stations, and will disappear after 6 hours.

Releasing a Print Job

To print out your print job(s) from the queue:

  1. Walk up to a print release station.
  2. If the monitor is dark, jiggle the mouse to wake it up.
  3. Hold your card up and "flash" it in front of the card reader that says TOUCH UCBID and wait for the beep that indicates a successful card authentication.
  4. The screen will show a list of your print jobs. Your print balance is listed in the lower left corner, along with the cost of the currently selected job.
  5. Select your print job(s) and click Print. Your print job(s) will come out of the printer next to the release station.

See also:

Looking for a PDF copy of our Printing Handout with basic instructions/FAQ? Click here.

Printing from the Computer Lab or Library Public Computers

  1. Open the document, file, or webpage you wish to print.
    • NOTE: If it is an email attachment, bCourses file, or Google Drive file, please download the file first - do not try to print straight from the web browser, as it may not print out correctly.
  2. Go to the File menu and select Print. The print dialogue window will open.
  3. The black-and-white printer (LAW-Pharos-BandW-Queue on PHAROS) is the default printer. To change to another printer, click on the down arrow next to the default printer and a pop-up menu will open showing all of the printers available. (To print in color from the computer lab, select the LAW-Pharos-Color-Queue on PHAROS printer instead.)
  4. Make any necessary changes to the printing options (copies, layout, page range, etc.), then click Print.
  5. A window will pop up prompting for your CalNet Friendly Username and the document name you wish to give this print job. Enter your information and click Print.
  6. Wait a few seconds for the pop-up window to disappear.

Releasing a Print Job

To print out your print job(s) from the queue:

  1. Walk up to a print release station.
  2. If the monitor is dark, jiggle the mouse to wake it up.
  3. Hold your card up and "flash" it in front of the card reader that says TOUCH UCBID and wait for the beep that indicates a successful card authentication.
  4. The screen will show a list of your print jobs. Your print balance is listed in the lower left corner, along with the cost of the currently selected job.
  5. Select your print job(s) and click Print. Your print job(s) will come out of the printer next to the release station.

See also:

Looking for a PDF copy of our Printing Handout with basic instructions/FAQ? Click here.

Scanning

The various touchscreen scanning systems in the law library and computer lab are very easy to use and allow you to scan books and documents. Simply follow the on-screen prompts.

You can email scans to yourself, save them to Google Documents, save them to USB, or print them out using your standard print allotment (essentially allowing you to make a copy).

If you encounter difficulties using these systems, please speak to a lab tech or computing staff member.

Help & Support

Email computing staff at studentcomputing@law.berkeley.edu.

Chat with computing staff HERE during remote support hours.

Walk-in support available at the law library front desk (labtechs).

Lab Hours

The computer lab is open (to Berkeley Law students only) whenever the Law Library is open (but not during the Main Reading Room-only hours). Please consult our hours here or reach out to us through email or chat for technical assistance.

Printer and Scanner Locations

There are 2 different types of printers available in the computer lab and printer/scanner room (LL131 and LL130): a color printer and three high-speed black-and-white, double-sided printers. Next to each printer is a release station computer where you must "flash" your Cal1 ID card to select and release/print your jobs.

Additionally, there is another printer+release station location in the Student Center (West Basement). You can release print jobs sent from your laptop or mobile device at any of the release station locations in the law library and law building.

If you cannot find your print jobs at a release station after logging in, see the labtech at the law library front desk.

There are also touchscreen scanners located throughout the library.