Overview
This article provides step-by-step instructions for adding funds to your PaperCut Paid Supplement print quota.
Wide format (poster) printing cannot be done using the default quota in PaperCut. Funds must be added to the
Paid Supplement or a department can fund printing.
Instructions
To add funds to your PaperCut Paid Supplement print quota, please follow the directions below.
- Log in to PaperCut: itap.purdue.edu/papercut using your Purdue career account username and password.
NOTE: You must be using a Purdue IP address or PAL 3.0 to connect to Papercut. If you are off-campus or using the AT&T guest wireless access, you will need to connect to the VPN first.
For instructions on connecting to the VPN, please see How do I connect to the Purdue VPN?.
- Choose ‘Add Credit’ from the menu on the left-hand side.
- From the 'Add credit using TouchNet uPay' screen, choose the 'Amount to add' from the dropdown menu.
Preset amounts include $1, $2, $5, $8, and $16. Funds can only be added in the increments listed on the dropdown menu.
- Click the ‘Add Value’ button to proceed.
- Complete the Credit Card payment information. Note: Your name and email will populate from PaperCut.
- When complete, click on 'Continue' to finalize the payment.
- You will be directed back to PaperCut where a notice of the deposit will be posted at the top of the page.
Please Note: The 'Current balance' listed will be the total of your Default Quota and Paid Supplement balances.
All TouchNet uPay deposits in PaperCut go to the Paid Supplement print quota.
A receipt of the credit card transaction will also be emailed to you from tnadmin@purdue.edu.
Staff/Faculty may use departmental credit cards to fund Paid Supplement or submit a Request for Departmental Paid Print Quota document. For more information, please see How can my department supplement a user's print quota?
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