Gateway GT4015H manual Using the network, Viewing shared drives and folders, Sharing printers

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Sharing printers

To share printers:

1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware.

2Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens.

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

4Click Share this printer.

5Click 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 & Support

For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword workgroups in the Search box, then click the arrow.

To view shared drives and folders:

1Click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network Places window opens.

2Click/Double-click Entire Network. The Entire Network window opens. If you do not see the contents of the network after you double-click Entire Network, click entire contents.

3Double-clickMicrosoft Windows Network.

4Double-click the name of your workgroup. The names of each of the computers in your workgroup are listed.

5Double-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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