Mac OS X 10.5 Help

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About screen sharing

With Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) you can connect to another computer on your network and display that computer’s screen on your computer. You can access the other computer as if it was the computer you were using. While you share the computer’s screen, you control everything that happens on that computer, such as opening documents or applications; opening, moving, or closing windows; and even shutting off the computer.

You can also set up this computer to share your screen with another computer on your network.

Screen sharing can be useful if you need to access a computer at home while you are away from home. It can also be useful if you’re trying to solve a problem on someone else’s computer, or you want to collaborate with someone on a project, such as building a website or creating a presentation.

Screen sharing on your local network
Share the screens of computers on your network, and control them as if they were your computers.
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screen sharing
Setting up Screen Sharing
Use the Sharing pane of System Preferences to set up screen sharing accounts and permissions. You can choose to allow anyone to share your screen, or restrict sharing privileges to specific people.
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Setting permissions for screen sharing
Solving screen sharing problems
Easily correct problems and connect to other computers to share computer screens.
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If you can’t share the screen of another computer
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If you can’t share your screen with another computer

Mac OS X screen sharing is compatible with Virtual Network Computing (VNC), an industry standard for remote controlling computers on a network using TCP/IP. It is also compatible with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) v2.1 or later.

If you have a paid .Mac account, and are using Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), Back To My Mac allows you to connect to any computer that has your .Mac user name and password entered in the .Mac pane of System Preferences, even if that computer is on a remote network.

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