# 3.1.1 Nicotine+ Getting Around: Basics, Menu's

Nicotine has menu's other than menu's which can be viewed with right-mouse-click. The menu's are File and Help.

## File menu

- Connect connects you with the Soulseek Network
- Disconnect breaks the connection with Soulseek Network (logs you out)
- Away/Return can be used to let other userd know if you're behind the computer or not.
- Check privileges
- Show debug info shows everything Nicotine is doing in the background. It will get boring very quickly, unless you're a python programmer. You can see it in Log window.
- Hide log window Hides the log window
- Hide room list Hides chatroom list
- Hide tickers Hides ticker in chatrooms, very useable in rooms with lots of users
- Settings Opens Nicotine+ configuration window
- "Rescan shares" If you move files while Nicotine is open, you can better Rescan shares once in a while without restarting
- Browse my shares let's u see your own files as the way other user see it when they browse you
- Exit Do I really have to explain this? :)

Most menu items can be used through shortcuts. Try to remember them, so you don't need to hunt and click with your mouse

## Mode menu

- Chat Rooms switches to Chat rooms window
- Private Chat switches to Private chat window
- Downloads switches to Downloads window
- Uploads switches to Uploads window
- Search Files switches to Search files window
- User Info switches to User info window
- User Browse switches to User browse window
- Interests switches to Interests window
- Buddy List switches to Buddy list window

## Help menu

- About chat room commands shows you a list of all the commands you can use in Chat room, more info
- About private chat commands shows you a list of all the commands you can use in Private chat
- About search filters shows tips on how to refine your searches
- Check latest shows you if there is a new Nicotine version available and where to download it
- About Nicotine shows Version and Credits

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