Adding a Printer

Modified on Wed, 04 May 2022 at 03:06 PM

Follow the guide below in order to add a printer to your device, if it is not already installed.

Minimize or close any programs or browser windows until you are at your desktop and locate the “Network Printers” shortcut. See Figure 1 below.

Figure 1

Double-click on the “Network Printers” icon and a window will open listing all available printers on the district's network. See Figure 2 below.

Figure 2

You can select the printer that you want from the screen shown in figure 2.
- You can narrow it down further by clicking in the search bar in the top right of the window, and typing in the building abbreviation.

After the dash next to the building abbreviation is the room or general location of the printer. After the final dash is the model of printer.

AVC – Bloomington Area Career Center

BJHS – Bloomington Junior High School

BHS – Bloomington High School

BENT – Bent Elementary

IRVN – Irving Elementary

OAK – Oakland Elementary

SHER – Sheridan Elementary

STEV – Stevenson Elementary

WASH – Washington Elementary

Once you find the correct printer, double click it or right-click and select “Open.”
- If a Windows Driver Installation prompt appears, please select “Yes.”

Once the printer queue automatically opens up, you should be able to use that printer. See Figure 3 below, it may be empty or there may be some jobs already there- this is normal.

Figure 3

And that’s it! If you continue to have issues or have any questions, please submit a technology helpdesk ticket and an agent will get back to you as soon as possible.