Sharing The Computer - Sharp Actius PC-GP20 Operation Manual

Sharing the Computer

If you are sharing the 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 the computer, select your user account.
Set a New User Account
1. Click start - Control Panel.
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2. Click User Accounts. If Classic view is selected, double-click User Accounts
icon.
3. Click Create a new account.
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 the computer. See
Help and Support Center for more details.
6. Close the User Accounts dialog box; then, the Control Panel window.
If more than one user accounts are set to the computer, you must select which user
account you will log in when you turn on the computer.
Log off the Computer
"Log off" is useful because you do not have to turn off the computer when you finish
your task and pass the computer to another person. There are two ways to log off the
computer; Switch User and Log Off.
If you select Switch User, you can pass the 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 the computer, use Switch User. You can
then view the same Web site by just switching users after your colleague finishes with
the computer.
If you select Log Off, the system will close all your session and you need to save your
files before logging off the computer.
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