eMachines EL1300 manual Using the network, Viewing shared drives and folders

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.

3Right-click the name and icon of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing on the menu.

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.

3Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you want to view. All shared drives and folders are listed.

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