- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Opening and Viewing the Computer
- Viewing and Opening Documents
- Opening Recently Used Documents
- Working with Personal Folders
- Navigating Between Folders
- Viewing the Folders List
- Changing the Explorer Layout
- Customizing the Navigation Pane
- Organizing Files by Headings
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Saving a Search
- Changing Search Options
- Performing an Instant Search
- Performing an Advanced Search
- Performing Natural Language Searches
- Adding Properties and Tags to Files
- Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
- Creating and Renaming Files and Folders
- Copying and Moving Files and Folders
- Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders
- Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder
- Hiding Files and Folders
- Changing Folder Options
- Changing File and Folder List Views
- Customizing Personal Folders
- Sharing Folders or Files with Others
- Compressing Files and Folders
- Managing Files Using a CD or DVD
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Sharing Folders or Files with Others
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Windows Vista maintains a set of personal folders and options for everyone on your computer to make sure the contents of each user’s personal folders remain private. The contents of your personal folders are private, unless you decide to share the contents with others who use your computer. If you want the other users on your computer to have access to files, you can place those files in a shared folder called the Public folder (New!) that each user can access. The Public folder contains subfolders to help you organize the files you are sharing, and include Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos. If you’re connected to a network, the files in the public folder are available to network users. You can also share files from any folder on your computer that you want to designate as a shared folder. When you specify a shared folder, you can also set access permission levels for a person or group.
Share a File or Folders from the Public Folder
Open the drive or folder containing the files or folders you want to share.
Select the files or folders you want to share.
Click the Folders link to display the Folders list.
Click the arrow next to the Public folder to display the Public subfolders.
Drag the selected items onto the Public folder or subfolder where you want to share files.
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Share Any Folder on Your Computer
- Open the drive or folder containing the files or folders you want to share.
- Select the folders you want to share.
- Click the Share button on the toolbar.
- Do any of the following:
- Type the name of the person with whom you want to share files, and then click Add.
- Click the arrow to the right of the text box, click the person’s name, and then click Add.
- Click the arrow to the right of the text box, and then click Create a new user to create a new user account.
- Click the arrow next to the permission level for the person or group, and then select a sharing permission:
- Reader. Allows viewing only.
- Contributor. Allows viewing and adding files, and changing or deleting files they add.
- Co-owner. Allows viewing, adding, changing, and deleting all files.
- Remove. Deletes the current permission setting.
Click Share, and the wait while Windows sets up sharing.
If you want, click the e-mail or copy link to notify people you have shared this folder and files.
Otherwise, click Done.
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