HOW TO SWITCH FILES BETWEEN USER ACCOUNTS

I'm the administator on my computer and want to switch some stuff - from Itunes and Iphoto mainly - to standard accounts set up for other users, namely my sons. When I try to drag stuff into their folders, they are marked with a Red No Entry sign and I get a message telling me that I dont have enough privilages. I've tried the Shared folder, but although I can drag stuff, it cant be opened via the user accounts: there is the same No Entry sign and message. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong.

I'm the administator on my computer and want to
switch some stuff - from Itunes and Iphoto mainly -
to standard accounts set up for other users, namely
my sons. When I try to drag stuff into their folders,
they are marked with a Red No Entry sign and I get a
message telling me that I dont have enough
privilages. I've tried the Shared folder, but
although I can drag stuff, it cant be opened via the
user accounts: there is the same No Entry sign and
message. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong.
Hi. I've never had any trouble dropping things in the other user's Public Folder > Drop box. That one should be available to you.
Hope this helps.

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