I have created another user on our iMac but cannot figure out how to access aperture, excel and other purchased applications on the new desk top

I have created an additional user on our iMac and have tried to set up file share but nothing happens. I have an empty desktop and only the applications that came with the computer appear. I'd like to have access to the others that we've purchased... Aperture, excel, etc. I've followed the instructions for file sharing but I must be missing something.
Thanks for any assistance.

Rebecca1952,
You are over complicating things. File sharing has nothing to do with what applications that each user has access to.
To me it sounds like you just need some basic help getting the applications that you need onto your dock.
Try this:
Login to you new user account
Click on an empty part of your desktop
Click on the "Go" menu and select "Applications"
A Finder window should open showing ALL of the applications on the Mac.
Double-click one of them that you will use frequently (e.g. Excel)
Once it is up and running you should see it's icon down on your dock.
Right-click that icon on the dock, then select "Options", and "Keep in Dock"
Once you have added each application to the dock in this manner, then it will remain there even after you quit the application.
For one more expert way to launch any application on your mac quickly, try this:
Hold the [command] key and hit the [spacebar] (this will start a Spotlight search)
Start typing the name of the application you want to run (e.g. "Aperture")
Once you see "Aperture" selected, simply hit the [return] key and Aperture will launch
Hope this solves you problem.

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