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A&NR Computer Labs
302-831-6427

Printing Fee Plan Overview

The printing fee plan will begin in the fall 2003 semester (September 1-December 31). The plan applies to all members of the campus community (faculty, staff, and students) who have a valid UD ID card and print in a computing site.

Important Note
Everyone who has a valid UD ID card has a FLEX account associated with his/her card whether or not he/she has ever initiated use of the FLEX account.

The printing fee plan allows a UD student to print a specific number of "images" (one side of a piece of paper) for free before incurring fee-based printing:

1. Free printing : 100 free "images" per person

• Every 6 month period (January 1-June 30 and July 1-December 31) you can print 100 free "images" during those 6 months at no cost.
• After your free allocation is used, printing fees are charged to your UD FLEX account (see fee-based printing below).

2. Fee-based printing : Rates apply to all individuals. (No carry-over of unused free page allocation.)

• Five cents ($0.05) per image printed simplex (one side of one piece of paper)*
• Four cents ($0.04) per image printed duplex (both sides of one piece of paper)

*In all IT-managed computing sites, duplex printing is set by default; if you want to print on only one side of a piece of paper, you must select simplex.

You will need your valid UD ID to print in the sites because you will need to swipe your ID card through a card reader connected to a print release station. The print release station works together with your ID card and your FLEX account:

• The first 100 images you print will be charged against a "free printing allocation" that will be associated with your FLEX account.
• After you exhaust your free printing allocation, the printing charges will be charged to your actual FLEX account.

Important Note : If you do not have any money in your FLEX account, you will not be able to print after you free allocation is used.

You may add money to your FLEX account in a number of ways and at different locations on campus.

To claim your print job, follow these steps:

1. After you select Print in your application, go to the print release station.
2. Highlight your print job on the screen-double-check that the print job is yours, so you don't accidentally print someone else's print job.
3. Click Start Printing .
4. Swipe your ID through the card reader.
5. Delete any duplicate print jobs.

Note
You will only see your actual FLEX account balance after your free printing allocation is used up.