Turn On File and Printer Sharing

You can share your files with other network users. This enables those users to access your files over the network. Before you can share these resources, you must turn on your Mac’s file-sharing feature.

To learn how to share a particular folder, see the section, “Share a Folder,” later in this chapter. You can also share your printer with other network users. This enables those users to send print jobs to your printer over the network. Before this can happen, you must turn on your Mac’s printer-sharing feature. To learn how to share a particular printer, see the section, “Share a Printer,” later in this chapter.

Turn On File and Printer Sharing

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Click System Preferences.

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