My MacBook®

6. Sharing Devices, Files, and Services on a Network

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use your MacBook to share and access resources over a network, including

• Sharing files and folders with Macs Using AirDrop and File Sharing

• File sharing with Windows 7 computers

• Setting Share Permissions

• Sharing and accessing network printers

• Sharing and accessing flatbed scanners

• Viewing and sharing your MacBook screen

• Turning your MacBook into an Internet Access Point

Introduction

Your MacBook is a self-contained workstation that packs all the power you need into a highly portable package. That doesn’t mean, however, that you have to live ...