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Disconnecting a program link

To disconnect a link to a program on another computer, quit the
program you used to create the link.

Allowing other people to link to your programs

You can allow people on the network to link to programs on your
computer.

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First you turn on program linking.

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Then you make a program available for linking by sharing it.

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Then you either allow guest access or allow specific people to
link.

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Finally, you open the program.

These steps are outlined in the following sections.

Turning program linking on

When you turn program linking on, your computer is visible to
others on the network whenever they attempt to link a program.
Before you turn program linking on, make sure that AppleTalk
is active and that you have named your PowerBook in the Sharing
Setup control panel.

1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu and

open the Sharing Setup icon.

2. In the section labeled Program Linking, click the

Start button.

3. Close the Sharing Setup control panel.

Once program linking is turned on, you must select programs
to share before network users can link to them, as described
in the next section.

212 Chapter 12: Using Your Computer on a Network

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