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Setting up your computer on a network – Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145B User Manual

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You can designate specific folders and hard disks on your
computer as “shared files” that other people can gain access to.

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Print documents on network printers.

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Link your programs to programs on other computers.

You can link your programs in order to share features between
those programs.

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Update files over the network automatically.

You can automatically update documents created in programs that
use the Macintosh system software’s publish-and-subscribe
feature. (See the instructions that came with your programs for
information about publish-and-subscribe.)

Setting up your computer on a network

Before you can use your computer on a network, you need to
physically connect your computer to the network and install
networking software.

If a network administrator manages the network to which you’ll
be connecting your computer, ask that person for advice or help.

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190 Chapter 12: Using Your Computer on a Network