Selecting a program for linking

Before a network user can link to your program, you need to share it.

1.Quit the program if it’s open, then click its icon to select it.

2.Choose Sharing from the File menu.

3.Click the box labeled “Allow remote program linking” to place an X in it.

Click here to share this program.

If the box is dimmed, the program does not support linking.

4.Close the window.

At this point, no one but you can link to the program until you turn on guest access or name registered users, as described in the following sections.

5.Open the program.

Allowing guests to link to your programs

You can let everyone on the network link to your shared programs.

1.Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu and open the Users & Groups icon.

2.Double-click the <Guest> icon.

3.Click the box labeled “Allow guests to link to programs on this Macintosh” to place an X in it.

Click here to let guests link to your shared programs.

4.Close the window.

Guest users can now link to any of the programs you’re sharing, as long as the programs are open.

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Apple Duo 270C manual Selecting a program for linking, Allowing guests to link to your programs, Open the program