How to share files between Windows 7 and Zorin OS 6

PROBLEM:
Find a way to share a hard drive data partition that can be shared by both Windows 7 and Zorin OS 6.

PLAN:
1.  Install Zorin OS 6 Core 64-bit on a 500 GB hard drive.
       Partition the hard drive:
       a) 20 GB for /root
       b)  8 GB for swap

2.  Windows 7
    a) Boot computer using Windows 7.
    b) Run Disk Management.
    c) Find hard drive that has Zorin OS 6 installed on it. Format the unallocated space to NTFS.
       This will be the hard drive partition that will be shared between Windows 7 and Zorin OS 6.
    d) Assign a drive letter to this drive for Windows 7 use.

3.  Zorin OS 6
    a) Boot computer using Zorin OS 6.
    b) Open Nautilus. Make sure the DATA partition is mounted.
    c) Mount hard drive partition on startup.
       (1) In terminal, type mount. Look for line with disk name.
       (2) In terminal, find UUID by typing ls -al /dev/disk/by-uuid/
       (3) Add to startup
           (a) Find Startup Applications.
           (b) Click Add button.
           (c) Choose a name, paste in command /usr/bin/udisks --mount /dev/disk/by-uuid/<UUID>, enter comment.
    d) Open Nautilus, navigate to DATA_ZORIN. Create needed folders.
       (1) Right click folder and select Make Link.
       (2) Open another Nautilus and open to home folder.
       (3) Drag the link from DATA_ZORIN and drop in home folder.
       (4) Delete folder (i.e. Documents) in home folder.
       (5) Rename link. (i.e. Link to Documents to Documents)
       (6) change folder icon /usr/share/icons/ZorinOS/scalable/places

    e) In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf
          Edit enabled=True to enabled=False

    f) In terminal, type sudo gedit .config/user-dirs.dirs
          Change paths to match folders in partition
          For example:  Change -->  XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
                            To -->  XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="/media/DATA_ZORIN/Documents"