Acer PW.NAT05.002, User Manual

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Using the network
After the drives and printers on each network
computer are shared, you can:
•
View shared drives and folders
•
Map a network drive
•
Open and copy files stored on other network
computers
•
Print documents on network printers
Creating a shortcut to a network drive
After a shortcut is created on a computer for a drive
or folder on another computer, the contents of the
drive or folder can be accessed as if the drive were
attached directly to the computer.
For example, a shortcut is created on computer 2 to
the Documents folder on computer 1. To access the
Documents
folder on computer 1 from computer 2,
double-click the shortcut icon.
Opening files across the network
To open files across the network:
1 Start the program for the file you want to open.
2 Click
File
, then click
Open
.
3 Browse to the network drive that contains the
file you want to open.
4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then
double-click the file.