2 accounts on the same computer

hi guys. sorry for probably submitting a basic question but im struggling to work how to do something.
ive just bought a new intel imac and want to set up my wife as a second user. i also want her to have access to the itunes library and iphoto. so that when she syncs her phones she can had photos etc to her iphone 5. is this possible and if so is there an idiots walk thorugh please. .. also is there a way of setting up more than one mail on one account. was thinking if my wife has her own mail folder then theres no real reason to do fast switching if that makes sense. but wanna keep my emails and my wifes seperate!!!.. thanks in advance for your help!!

ok so i set up my wife with a login account on my imac
set up her accounts in mail...
moved the iphoto folder to shared.. clicked on it while in my wifes login.. i photo opened and all the photos were there.
moved the itunes folder into shared but what do i click on theres no application icon in the shared folder. Whenever i clcik on itunes in my wifes profile it asks me to select a itunes volume.. but i cant get to user/shared itunes.. cant find user!!!! am i missing something!! must have done something wrong surely.. all i want is my wofe to have her own account on my imac so she can check her emails, contcats etc but still be able to still have access to the main itunes and iphoto libraries so she can sync music etc!!!!! am i at least on the right road.... sorry ive really got myself all confused by this .. anyone got a walkthrough of how to do it.. cos its driving me mad,, saying that if i make a mess and somehow lose data on her phone when she connects then it wont matter becuase she will kill me!!!!LOL

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