PawPrint is Columbia University’s student and faculty printing system on the Morningside campus. With PawPrint, you can send a document to print from any computer, and print it at any PawPrint print station.
To use PawPrint, log into the PawPrint Center in advance to activate your account and verify your balance.
The most convenient way to print is to install the PawPrint print driver on your personal computer. You can also upload the document to the PawPrint Center, email your document as an attachment to [email protected], or use the Pharos Print app to upload from your mobile device.
To release your documents ("jobs"), go to any PawPrint station. You can either tap your CUID on the card reader to release all pending jobs; or scan the QR code on the printer with the Pharos Print app on your mobile device. You can remove any and all unwanted print jobs from your print queue using the PawPrint Center or the mobile app.
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If you haven’t logged into PawPrint, your account hasn't been activated yet. Log into the PawPrint Center to activate your account. It might take up to 60 minutes for your account to become active.
If you’re not an active Student, contact the CUIT Service Desk for assistance.
- First, download the MacOS PawPrint Print Driver while you are connected to Columbia's wired or wireless internet network.
- Open the document ("job") you want to print.
- Select Print from the File Menu.
- Select PawPrint or PawPrint Color
- Select Print Properties.
- Select Print.
- Enter your UNI into the pop-up window.
- Your job can be released at any PawPrint device by swiping your CUID or scanning the QR code with the PharosPrint app.
Visit PawPrint Quick Start Guide for more detailed instructions
- First, download a PawPrint Print Driver for Windows 64-bit while you are connected to Columbia's wired or wireless internet network.
- Open the document ("job") you want to print.
- Select Print from the File Menu.
- Select PawPrint or PawPrint Color
- Select Print Properties.
- Select Print.
- Enter your UNI into the pop-up window.
- Your job can be released at any PawPrint device by swiping your CUID or scanning the QR code with the PharosPrint app.
Visit PawPrint Quick Start Guide for more detailed instructions
PDF documents especially scanned books, are often formatted in custom-sized paper and fail to print.
Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to submit the document.
- Open the Print dialog.
- In the Paper Sizing & Handling section, deselect Choose paper source by PDF page size and Use custom size when needed checkboxes.
- Check the box for Fit, Actual size, Shrink oversized pages, or Custom Scale depending on your print job.
- Click Print.
Yes. Print jobs can printed from off-campus by using a PawPrint print driver (recommended). You can also upload your document into the PawPrint Center or via the Pharos Print app from off-campus.
When you reach campus, log in to one of the PawPrint stations to print and pick up your document.
PawPrint only supports the standard US paper size Letter (8.5 x 11 inches).
If the document uploaded contains non Letter size pages an error message will appear
- Delete the print job.
- Reformat the document to Letter size before uploading.
- We can also use the PawPrint driver and select the option to ‘Fit’ or ‘Shrink Oversized Pages’.
- See ‘How do I print a PDF document’ FAQ for more details
After installing the latest macOS update the printers might disappear from your computer; or fail to install. It will be necessary to Reset the Printing System. This will delete any printers currently installed
From System Settings > Printers & Scanners, right click anywhere on the list of printers (even if it’s empty) and select ‘Reset Printing System’
Reinstall the PawPrint driver
Semesterly quotas reset on the first day of each semester:
- Fall - August 30th
- Spring - January 1st
- Summer - May 20th.