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Chapter 5: At a Glance Procedures (continued)
Sharing Programs On Line
When you're participating in an online NetMeeting, you can display programs you're working on to the other participants and can even let them use the programs themselves. That way, all your coworkers can use the programs even if they're not installed on every computer. You can also use the Whiteboard to display additional information.
SEE ALSO:
For information about connecting with NetMeeting, see "Conferring on the Net" on page 184. For information about using NetMeeting to control your computer remotely, see "Controlling Your Computer Remotely" on page 202.
Share a Program
- With NetMeeting running and connected to the other meeting participants, start the programs you're going to share.
- Click the Share Program button.
- Select a program to be shared.
- Click the Share button.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 to share additional programs.
- Click Allow Control to allow meeting participants to use a program, and then click Close.
- Have meeting participants use the Request Control command on the Control menu to take control of a program.
- To regain control of a program, click your mouse.
- Click the Share Program button. Click Prevent Control to deny editing access, or select a program and click Unshare to stop sharing the program.
Figure 5-18. Sharing Programs dialog box.
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Figure 5-19. Shared programs.
TIP: Security breach!
When you allow other people to collaborate on a shared program, they can use the program's menus to access and even delete your files. Never leave your computer unattended when a program is being shared.
TIP: Save the information.
To pass on information in text format, use the Chat feature of NetMeeting. You can save the contents of the Chat and Whiteboard windows for later review by choosing Save from the File menu.
TRY THIS: Be prepared.
Before you connect to a NetMeeting, add a page to the Whiteboard, move to that page, and add the elements you want to present at the meeting. When you connect, that Whiteboard page will be available for your presentation.
Share on the Whiteboard
- In NetMeeting, click the Whiteboard button.
- Use any of the following to convey information:
- The Pen, Line, or any of the shape tools to draw on the Whiteboard
- The Text tool to type text
- The Eraser tool to select and remove an element
- The Remote Pointer or the Highlighter to emphasize an area
- The Selection tool to select and drag elements into new locations
- Use any of the following methods to insert additional information:
- The Select Area or Select Window tool to select and paste part of the screen or a whole window
- The Paste command to copy material from the Clipboard
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Sharing a Printer
You can set up your computer so that you can share your printer with other people on your network. However, you'll want to carefully control who has permission to print from your printer and who can remotely manage the printer. Otherwise, there's a good possibility your computer could become a dedicated print server that's so busy printing you won't be able to get any work done!
SEE ALSO:
For information about enabling File And Printer sharing on your computer, see "Sharing Your Computer" on page 78. For information about setting up, managing, and customizing your printer, or sharing someone else's printer, see the "Printing" section starting on page 121.
Share Your Printer
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and choose Printers from the submenu.
- Right-click the printer you want to share, and choose Sharing from the shortcut menu.
- On the Sharing tab, click the Shared As option.
- Type a name for the printer.
- Turn on or off the option to have the printer listed in the Active Directory.
- Click the Additional Drivers button.
- Select the appropriate drivers to support printing from computers with different operating systems.
- Click OK. You might need to insert the Windows 2000 Professional CD or specify a network path to install the proper printer drivers.
Figure 5-21. Printer properties dialog box.
Figure 5-22. Additional drivers dialog box.
SEE ALSO:
For information about adding and removing groups or individuals from the list of permissions, see "Change the Access" on page 82.
TIP: Where is that shared printer?
It's a good idea to include the location of the shared printer and instructions on its use in the Location and Comment sections of the General tab. The information appears in the Print dialog box, and goes a long way toward reducing the pile of unclaimed documents in your printer tray and the number of coworkers wandering the halls seeking their printouts.
TRY THIS: Painless sharing.
On the Advanced tab, set the printer to be available during the hours you don't normally use your computer—from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, for example. That way, when your coworkers send documents to the printer, the print jobs will be stored and will be printed only when your computer is idle.
Limit Access to the Printer
- Click the Security tab.
- Add groups or individuals to or remove them from the list.
- Click to select a group or an individual.
- Set the permissions for the selected group or individual.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each of the groups or individuals in the list.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Set the times during which the printer will be available.
- Click OK.
Figure 5-23. Printer Properties dialog box, Security tab.
Publishing Your Own Web Pages
Need to have your presence known in the company? Why not publish web pages on your own web site on the company's intranet? With Internet Information Services (IIS) installed, hosting is as simple as posting your web pages in the proper locations.
SEE ALSO:
For information about installing IIS and administering your own web site, see " Adding or Removing Windows 2000 Components" on page XXX 276 "Hosting a Web Site" on page 288.
Publish Your Pages
- Create a new folder to hold your web pages.
- Use a Web-authoring tool, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft FrontPage, to create the web pages you want to publish. Save the HTML documents and any associated files in the folder you created.
- Create your home page, and save it in the new folder under the filename Default.htm. Include hyperlinks to any of the other web pages in the folder that you want listed.
- Use the My Computer folder to copy all the files and any subfolders you created to the wwwroot folder, which is inside the Inetpub folder.
- From the Address toolbar on the taskbar or in Internet Explorer, type the name of your computer or its IP (Internet Protocol) address, and press Enter.
- Confirm that your web page is displayed correctly and that the hyperlinks work properly.
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Figure 5-24. Inetpub folder.
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Figure 5-25. Running web page.
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