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Sharing Files on a Network Right click on "Network Neighborhood" and then left click on "Properties." Under the "Configuration" tab, click on "File and Print Sharing" Click in the radio button in front of "I want to be able to give others access to my files." Now click "OK." You may need to insert the Windows 98 CD to be able to continue, so have it handy. The computer will tell you that Windows 98 is building a database and then prompt you to Shut Down and Restart. Once the computer has restarted, right click on the desktop and click "New" then "Folder." Name your folder then right click on the folder and left click on "Sharing." In the box click the radio button in front of "Shared As" and when you do the Share Name will automatically become the name of the folder. Under "Access Type" click the radio button in front of "Full." Now click "Apply" then "OK." Once you have completed these steps your folder should have a hand underneath holding it... to indicate it is a shared folder. To access your folder from another computer on the network you first must know the "Identification Name" of your computer. To do this you should right click on "Network Neighborhood" then left click on "Properties." Click the "Identification" tab at the top andyou will see the computer name in the box below. Now from anywhere on the network you will be able to access your folder by double clicking on "Network Neighborhood" then finding your computer (remember the name you discovered in step #13) Double click on your computer and you have access only to the things you shared.

Sharing Printers It is possible for several computers to share the same printer if the computers are connected to the network. This is possible for not only the computers and printers within one classroom but from anywhere in the school, such as another classroom, a lab, or the library. Follow the steps below: 1. Start with the computer that is connected to the printer. 2. Right click on "Network Neighborhood" and left click on "Properties." 3. Click "File and Print Sharing" button. Then put a check mark in the box that says "I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer." Now click "OK." 4. Click on the "Identification" tab and write down on a piece of paper the Computer Name do not change the name of the computer, use it as it is. 5. Click "OK." The computer will ask you to restart, click "OK" or "Yes" and allow the computer to shut down and restart. (If the computer asks for your Windows 95/98 CD, you will need to insert it in the drive.) 6. From the desktop, double click on "My Computer" then double click on the "Printers" folder. 7. Right click on the printer that you wish to share, then left click on "Sharing." 8. Click on the "Sharing" tab at the top of the Printer Properties box, and then click the "Shared As" radio button. Type in a name for the printer example "Room 32". 9. Click "Apply" and "OK." 10. For the next step you will need to know the "name" of the computer that you wrote down in Step #4. 11. Now go to the computer that needs to print to the shared printer and make sure that it is logged on to the network. 12. From the Desktop, right click "Network Neighborhood", and left click on "Find Computer". Then type in the name of the computer that you recorded and click "Find Now." 13. Double click the computer name that was found. 14. Double click the printer. 15. It is necessary to set the printer up on that computer, so now follow the instructions on the screen. Note: To be able to print to a shared printer, the computer that it is physically hooked up to MUST be on. You will not be able to print remotely, if the other computer is shut down.