Owner's Manual

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

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 “Viewing shared drives and folders” on

page 25.

2 Right-click the drive or folder, then click Create

Shortcut. A shortcut is created for the drive or

folder and the icon for the shortcut is placed on

your desktop.

3 Click × 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.

4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then

double-click the file.

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