Creating a shortcut to a network drive, To map a network drive, Opening files across the network – eMachines EL1300 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started

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

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.

Copying files across the network

To copy files across the network:

1 Click

(Start), then click Computer. The

Computer

window opens.

2 Browse to the network drive that contains the

file you want to copy.

3 Browse to the file you want to copy.
4 Right-click the file, then click Copy.
5 Right-click the folder where you want to copy the

file to, then click Paste.