Gateway EC54 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 62

Sharing printers
To share printers:
1 Click
2 Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer The
3 Right-click the name and icon of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing
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:
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Viewing shared drives and folders
Support. Type workgroups in the Search Help box, then press E
To view shared drives and folders:
1 Click
2 If no drives or folders are displayed, click the option bar under the menu bar,
3 Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you want
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
2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Create Shortcut. A shortcut is created
3 Click X 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.
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(Start), then click Control Panel. The
on the menu.
View shared drives and folders
Map a network drive
Open and copy files stored on other network computers
Print documents on network printers
Help
For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and
(Start), then click Network. The
then click Turn on network discover and file sharing.
to view. All shared drives and folders are listed.
and folders" on page 56.
for the drive or folder and the icon for the shortcut is placed on your desktop.
Control Panel window opens.
Printers window opens.
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Network window opens.
"Viewing shared drives