Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition

Chapter 4

Sharing Files and Resources on a Network

In This Chapter

Sharing files without having to e-mail them

Sharing a printer on your network

Sharing an Internet connection

Letting other people see your screen

The benefits of sharing over a network range from swapping files quickly and easily to sharing a single printer instead of having to buy a printer for every computer. Sharing files makes it easy for several people to work on the same project. Without a network, you could give someone a copy of a file, but then you may find yourself with three different versions of the same file, and deciphering which file contains the most accurate information would be difficult. (Read how to set up a network in the preceding chapter.)

Although networks allow others to share your files, other people connected to the network can’t rummage through your Mac without your permission. Ideally, a network allows you to share files and equipment without risking the loss or corruption of crucial files on your own computer.

In this chapter, we talk about how to share files, printers, and Internet ...