Can't share documents with others on my computer

I have File Sharing turned on in my iMac Preferences. I went to the users folder and then clicked on the shared folder. I put a folder containing some .pdf files in there. Then I had my wife login. She went to the shared folder and was able to see the folder I put there. However, there was a little red warning sign on the folder. When she tried to open the folder, she was told she didn't have sufficient privledges. What am I missing here?
Thanks!

The folder you moved there had its permissions set to No Access for all users but you (this is the default for your Documents, Pictures, Music, and Movies folders - was it one of those?)
You could Get Info the folder and adjust the permissions so that other users can read its contents. Or you could just go to the /Users/Shared folder, and create a new folder inside. By default, all new folders are readable by other users. Just put your files into that.
Oh, and you can turn off File Sharing. It is only needed to share files with remote computers. If you don't want or need to do that it's best to leave it turned off.

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