Generating and printing multi-page assessments

This article explains how to print Ponder Paper PDF documents using the Ponder Paper Print tool (PPP). The screenshots below are from PPP version: v0.1.10.

For context, printing Ponder Paper assessments require a special tool because each assessment is unique to each student. Therefore, to help us staple the assessments correctly and efficiently, we have a special tool, Ponder Paper Print Tool, that reads the embedded information in each PDF and automatically staple the assigned number of pages when printing.

Steps: 

If you have previously used Ponder Paper Print tool on your computer, skip to Step 3. 

1. Download PPP (one time setup only)
2. Add a printer and print a test page (one time setup only)
3. Print your Ponder Paper PDF document

1. Download PPP

• Log into Google Drive with your school account and download the tool from here. 
• Once downloaded, click the little arrow next to Discard, select Keep.
  
  
• Install the downloaded file. If you are prompted with security popups, Select More Info, and Run Anyway.
  
• In your Downloads folder, move the ponderpaperprint.exe to your Desktop for easy access in the future.

2. Add a printer and print a test page (one time setup only)

• To navigate within the PPP app, use your Arrow Keys, Enter Key and Backspace Key 
• Select Run a print test 
  
• Select <Add a printer>
• Enter the printer IP
  • To find your printer IP, go to your printer select Machine Status (this process may be different for non-Xerox printers)
  • Type in the IPv4 Address shown on your printer
    
  • Enter a name for the printer
  • Print a test page by hitting Y key then Enter

3. Print your Ponder Paper PDF document

• Open ponderpaperprint.exe
  • Select Print a PDF
  • Select the the printer you previously added
  • Download your Ponder Paper assessment
    • On the Ponder Paper website, select the assessment you want to print
    • Select Download 1 PDF per class — you must download this option because the file will have embedded information on the number of pages to sub-staple
      
  • Drag the downloaded PDF into the PPP window
    
    
    
  • Hit Enter
    • The print job should show up on your printer. It may take a few minutes before the printer starts printing depending on the size of your PDF (for a 180 page document, the printer should take about 2 minutes before printing).