Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer
Sharing printers
To share printers:
1Click 
(Start), then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer The Printers window opens.
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4On 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
Help
For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type workgroups in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.
To view shared drives and folders:
1Click 
(Start), then click Network. The Network window opens.
2If no drives or folders are displayed, click the option bar under the menu bar, then click Turn on network discover and file sharing.
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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,
To map a network drive:
1Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in “Viewing shared drives and folders” on page 54.
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3Click × to close the window.
Opening files across the network
To open files across the network:
1Start the program for the file you want to open.
2Click File, then click Open.
3Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to open.
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