Gateway EC19C, User Manual

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CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook
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Sharing printers
To share printers:
1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The
Control Panel
window opens.
2 Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer The
Printers
window opens.
3 Right-click the name and icon of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing
on the menu.
4 On the Sharing tab, click Share this printer, then click OK.
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
Viewing shared drives and folders
To view shared drives and folders:
1 Click (Start), then click Network. The
Network
window opens.
2 If no drives or folders are displayed, click the option bar under the menu bar,
then click Turn on network discover and file sharing.
3 Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you want
to view. All shared drives and folders are listed.
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.
To map a network drive:
1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in “Viewing shared drives
and folders” on page 56 .
2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Create Shortcut. A shortcut is created
for the drive or folder and the icon for the shortcut is placed on your desktop.
3 Click X to close the window.
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.
Help
For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and
Support. Type workgroups in the Search Help box, then press E
NTER
.