How to Use LakerPrint (for students)

Overview

This article explains how to use LakerPrint. You can upload, email, use the Pharos Print mobile app, or use the Pharos Print Chrome extension to submit your document to LakerPrint. Then physically visit any LakerPrint station to release the document to the printer.

Instructions

1. Use ONE of the following ways to submit your document to the LakerPrint Cloud.  

***Please note, flash drives and email do not function at LakerPrint release stations.***

  •  Upload Icon. Upload: Using a web browser such as Chrome, upload the document to be printed to https://lakerprint.oswego.edu.*  
  •  Email Icon.   Email: Send a blank email (no subject, no message text) from your SUNY Oswego email address to lakerprint@oswego.edu and attach the document you want printed.
     
  •  Pharos Print Mobile App Icon. Pharos Print Mobile App: Download the Pharos Print app and print documents from your mobile device.
  • Chrome Extension: Install the Pharos Chrome extension and print documents from the Chrome browser on PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks.
     
  • QR Code Job Release: Use the Pharos Print App on your mobile device and scan the QR code at the printer to send your print jobs to it.


2. Release at a LakerPrint Station.

***Acceptable uploads and email attachments include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Visio files, image and text files (as attachments), and PDF files.  To print a document outside of these file formats, please use the “Save As” or “Print” functionality within the application to convert it to PDF.***

 

Please refer to our Printing Policies for information on print allocations, costs, and purchasing additional allocations.

Need Help?

Need additional information or assistance? Contact CTS.

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LakerPrint works by submitting your document to the LakerPrint cloud ahead of time and then visiting any LakerPrint station to release the document to the printer. You don’t have to bring a thumb drive or log in to your email to find the document you want to print. Instead, upload, email, and use the Pharos mobile app or Pharos Chrome extension to submit your document.