
Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer
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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”
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
×
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.
4
Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file.
Help
For more information about workgroups, click
Start
, then click
Help and Support
. Type
workgroups
in the
Search
Help
box, then press
E
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