How do you copy files from one user to another

How do you copy files from one user to another user on the same machine?

open your home folder in finder move file to public, log into other account, click the go tab on the finder menu, select computer, your hard drive (Macintosh HD Default)>Users, the origonal user> public and drag that file to your specified folder.
hope it works
Craig.

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