Frequently Asked Questions

Q & A

Q: What is Virtual Disk?

The purpose of virtual disk is to alleviate students from the need of having to use disks or USB drives to store their files. It has a 10 day storage limit with unlimited memory.

Q: How much can I print on a day?

Every student gets $2.50 for free printing that can use in any print lab on campus like Our's in the Marshall Center or the Library. B&W prints cost 11¢ and color costs 22¢

Q: What is USF Bull Buck$?

Participants add value to their own "account" which is linked to the USFCard (official university ID card). Bull Buck$ will reduce the need to carry cash on campus and will provide an alternative to commercial bank cards. Parents can add value to student accounts online from home which will allow students to use the funds for incidentals at USF.
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Q: How to add value to my Bull Buck$ after the $2.50 allotment is up?

Students are able to add value to their account in several ways:

  • By going online to www.usf.edu/bullbucks
  • By going to the Cashier's Office and depositing cash to the account
    • By inserting cash into "cash-to-account" kiosks located at these campus locations:
    • The Marshall Student Center
    • USF Library (Tampa Campus)
    • USF Health Shimberg Library
    • Parking Services (Main Tampa Office)

Q: How do I save files to Virtual Disk and how can I print my files that are on Virtual Disk?

First you need to click the tab menu called ‘Virtual Disk’. Once you are there enter your Blackboard NetId and password. Browse for your file at the ‘Upload File’ option. Select the desired file and click ‘Upload Now’. Your file should be saved in your virtual disk. If you need to print these files, go to the staff area to have them printed.

Q: How does Self-Print work?

To self-print, do the following:

  1. Save your file to the Desktop of the computer.
  2. Open the file, choose ‘File’ and select ‘Print’. Under ‘Printer’, choose printer named ‘SGCS B&W ’. Select all of your desired printing options and Click ‘OK’.
  3. A popup will ask for your Net Id
  4. Go to the Self-Printing stations. Swip your USF ID card. The station will show your account balance. Click Ok to acknowledge and it will display a list of pending print jobs. Select yours and choose ‘Print’. Your prints will now be sent to the printer next to your station.

Note: If you try to print more than 40 pages, the print station will not print. If your file is more than 40 pages long, you must select pages (1-40) under print options on your computer to print those specific pages.

Q: How can I print more than one slide per page?

When you are going to print, choose ‘File’ and then select ‘Print’. Under the subtitle ‘Print What?’, select ‘Handouts’. To the right of that where it says ‘Handouts’, select how many slides per page you want and then click ‘OK’.

Q: What do I do to print in color paper or card stock?

In order to print on color paper, you simply need to select the printer 'Colorprints' - you will only be able to print a maximum of 15 color prints. In order to print on card stock, you need to go to the staff area. All you need is to hand them a disk/USB drive/CD with the file or tell them that the file you want to print is in your Virtual Disk. You can have all your prints in regular color paper or up to 10 pages on card stock.

Q: How can I print something on both sides?

If you want to print something on both sides you need to go to the staff area. You can hand them your file on a CD/USB/disk or hand them your ID if your file is on Virtual Disk. Let them know that you want that file printed on both sides.

Q: Can I print posters?

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Q: Can I bring my own paper and have your printers print on it?

Yes, if and only if you bring the box or the package where the paper came. In order to print in our color printers, the paper needs to be LaserJet compatible. If you do not provide us with the box so that we can make sure the paper is compatible, we will not be able to print in your paper. Non-compatible paper can burn up our printers.



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