Sharing Your Computer - Sharp NAR0051 Manual

Sharing Your Computer

If you are sharing your computer with your colleagues or family members, set a user
account for each person. Every user can choose his/her favorite desktop setting, web
site lists, or make his/her own My Documents folder etc., and save them to his/her user
account. When you turn on your computer, select your user account.
Set New User Account
1. Click start – Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts. If Classic view is selected, double-click User Accounts
icon.
3. Click Create a new account string.
4. Type a name for the new account and click Next.
5. Select the account type; then, click Create Account. If you have selected a
Limited account, then that user account has limits for using your computer. See
Help and Support Center in start menu for more details.
6. Close the User Accounts dialog box; then, the Control Panel window.
If more than one user accounts are set to your computer, you must select which user
account you will log in when you turn on your computer.
Log off Your Computer
"Log off" is useful because you do not have to turn off your computer when you
finish your task and pass your computer to another person. There are two ways to log
off your computer, Switch User and Log Off.
If you select Switch User, you can pass your computer to another person without
closing your current applications. For example, if you are viewing a Web site, and
your colleague needs to open a program on your computer, use Switch User. You can
then view the same Web site by just switching users after your colleague finishes with
your computer.
If you select Log Off, the system will close all your session and you need to save your
files before logging off your computer.
1. Click start – Log Off.
2. Select Switch User or Log Off. If you select Log Off, the dialog box that asks you
to save your data may appear.
3. Select another account to start Windows again.
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