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Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer
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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
To view shared drives and folders:
1 Click Start, then click My Network Places. The
My Network Places
window opens.
2 Click/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.
3 Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.
4 Double-click the name of your workgroup. The names of each of the computers
in your workgroup are listed.
5 Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you want
to view. All shared drives and folders are listed.
Mapping a network drive
After a drive or folder on one computer is mapped as a drive 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, the My Documents folder on computer 1 is mapped as the Z drive on
computer 2. To access the My Documents folder on computer 1 from computer 2,
double-click the Z drive.
To map a network drive:
1 Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in “Viewing shared drives
and folders” on page 54.
2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Map Network Drive. The Map Network
Drive wizard opens.
3 Click the arrow button to open the Drive list, then click the drive letter you want
to map this drive or folder to.
4 Click Reconnect at Logon if you want to reconnect to this drive or folder each
time you log on to the network.
5 Click Finish.
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.
Help
For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and
Support. Type workgroups in the Search Help box, then press E
NTER.