Lab Handbook

Printing Posters on UCSD's HP DesignJet 800ps printer

NOTE: CRL no longer has a UCSD Instructional Computing account for your use. You must have your department set up a printing account before you can use this printer. The form to apply for a recharge printing account is at http://sdacs.ucsd.edu/~icc/colorprint.php.

After creating your poster in Illustrator or Powerpoint, there are three basic steps to printing a poster.

1. Save the poster to a postscript file.
2. Upload the file to your UCSD Instructional Computing account.
3. Log into the account and submit the postscript file to a print queue.

To understand a little better how this works, see the documentation at http://acs.ucsd.edu/print/cplot.shtml. You will also find the various paper types and supplies that are available.

For your convenience, here is a guide on how to use our lab computers to create and print your poster on 36-inch heavy weight coated paper (recommended).

• Software Guides
• Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (Macintosh)
• Adobe Illustrator (Windows)

• Printing Guide
• Macintosh
• Windows

• Downloads
• PPD