How do i share files from my pc to my mac

I need to know how to get a pic off my pc and transfer it to my mac wirelessly. I was trying to sell something online using my mac, and the pic i needed was on my pc. I tried to "share it" but was not able to get into my pc. Any suggestions?

Normal Windows file sharing should be picked up by a Mac, and vice versa. Usually if I have a lot of trouble doing it one way, I'll try it the other way (in this case if I had trouble seeing the PC from the Mac, I would turn on file sharing on the Mac and pick it up from the PC and copy the file to the Mac.)
Another easy way is to use Internet file sharing like Dropbox. Install Dropbox on both computers and copy the file across that way. Or if you don't want to install anything, simply use the web page of the file sharing service (Dropbox, Box, Microsoft SkyDrive/OneDrive, etc) on both ends to upload and download the file. There are lots of ways to do it.

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