Translations by Pin-hsien Lee

Click the <link xref="unity-menubar-intro">Messaging menu</link> on the right hand side of the menu bar.

You can change your instant messaging status (Available, Away, Busy etc) from the <link xref="unity-menubar-intro">Messaging menu</link>.

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If you have suspended your computer, you may find that your wireless internet connection doesn't work when you wake it up again. This happens when the wireless device's <link xref="hardware-driver">drivers</link> don't fully support certain power saving features. Typically, the wireless connection fails to turn on properly when the computer is resumed.

These three addresses must be IP addresses; that is, they must be four numbers separated by periods (e.g. 123.45.6.78).

Type <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>t</key></keyseq> to open the <app>Terminal</app>.

If you suspend your computer and then resume it again, you may find that your internet connection, mouse, or some other device doesn't work properly. This could be because the device's driver doesn't properly support suspend or hibernate. This is a <link xref="hardware-driver">problem with the driver</link> and not the device itself.

Open <gui>Language Support</gui> and select the <gui>Regional Formats</gui> tab.

Click the <gui>-</gui> button next to any search option to remove that option and widen the search results.

You can narrow your results by location and file type. Click the <gui>+</gui> button to set more search criteria.

Type a word or words that you know appear in the file name and press enter. For example, if you name all your invoices with the word "Invoice", type <input>invoice</input>. Press <key>Enter</key>. Words are matched regardless of case.

You can also choose <gui>Unmount Anyway</gui> to remove the device without closing the files. This may cause errors in applications that have those files open.

Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish copying the file, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq>. There will now be a copy of the file in the original folder and the other folder.

To hide these files again, either click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui> Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key> </keyseq> again.

Use the <app>Files</app> file manager to browse and organize the files on your computer. You can also use it to manage files on storage devices (like external hard disks), on <link xref="nautilus-connect">file servers</link>, and network shares.

If you have multiple displays and they are not mirrored, you can have different settings on display. Select a display in the preview area.

On some laptops, you can physically rotate the screen in many directions. It is useful to be able to change the display rotation. You can choose the rotation you want for your display from <gui>Rotation</gui> drop-down list.

When you're happy with the search parameters, click <guiseq><gui> File</gui><gui>Save Search As</gui></guiseq>.

Instead of starting an application, you can also set it so that:

When you change how items are sorted in a folder, it only affects that folder. The file manager will remember your sorting choice for that folder, but will use the default sort order for other folders. See <link xref="nautilus-views"/> for information on how to change the default sort order.

Find your desired device or media type, and then choose an application or action for that media type.

Once you have renamed the file, you can either click <guiseq><gui>View </gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key> <key>H</key></keyseq> to hide any other hidden files again.

Set up dual monitors.

Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish moving the file, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq>. The file will be taken out of its original folder and moved to the other folder.

Select <gui>Location</gui> from the drop-down list to narrow the search results by a starting parent location.

Click <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>New Window</gui></guiseq> (or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq>) to open a second window. In the new window, navigate to the folder where you want to move or copy the file.

Right-click anywhere in the empty space in the folder, then choose <gui style="menuitem">Create New Document</gui>. The names of available templates will be listed in the submenu.

To unhide a file, go to the folder containing the hidden file and click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq>. Then, find the hidden file and rename it so that it doesn't have a <key>.</key> in front of its name. For example, to unhide a file called <file>.example.txt</file>, you should rename it to <file>example.txt</file>.

You can quickly access common places from the <em>sidebar</em>. If you do not see the sidebar, click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Sidebar</gui> <gui>Show Sidebar</gui></guiseq>. You can add bookmarks to folders that you use often and they will appear in the sidebar. Use the <gui>Bookmarks</gui> menu to do this, or simply drag a folder into the sidebar.

If you frequently move files between nested folders, you might find it more useful to show a <em>tree</em> in the sidebar instead. Click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Sidebar</gui><gui>Tree</gui></guiseq> to enable the tree sidebar. Click the expander arrow next to a folder to show its child folders in the tree, or click a folder to open it in the window.

Select <gui>File Type</gui> from the drop-down list to narrow the search results based on file type.

For example, if you drag a file from a USB memory stick to your Home folder, it will be copied, because you're dragging from one device to another.

These files are hidden by default. If you are seeing them, that is because you either selected <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> or pressed <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>. You can hide them again by repeating either of these steps.

If you want to quickly skip to a file in the folder you're viewing, start typing its name. A search box will appear at the bottom of the window and the first file which matches your search will be highlighted. Press the down arrow key or <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>G</key></keyseq>, or scroll with the mouse, to skip to the next file that matches your search.

Click <gui>Search</gui> in the toolbar, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl </key><key>F</key></keyseq>.

In the file manager, double-click any folder to view its contents, and double-click any file to open it with the default application for that file. You can also right-click a folder to open it in a new tab or new window. In <link xref="files-sort#list-view">list view</link>, you can also click the expander next to a folder to show its contents in a tree.

If you want to see all hidden files in a folder, go to that folder and either click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>. You will see all hidden files, along with regular files that are not hidden.

To browse files over the network, <link xref="files-browse">open the file manager</link>. Then, click <gui>Browse Network</gui> in the sidebar, or select <gui>Network</gui> from the <gui>Go</gui> menu. The file manager will find any computers on your local area network that advertise their ability to serve files. If you want to connect to a server on the internet, or if you do not see the computer you're looking for, you can manually connect to a server by typing in its internet/network address.

Turn off the computer when you will not be using it for longer periods. Some people worry that turning off a computer regularly may cause it to wear out faster, but this isn't the case.

You can select to <gui>Run executable text files when they are opened</gui>, <gui>View executable text files when they are opened</gui> or <gui>Ask each time</gui>. If the last option is selected, a window will appear asking if you wish to run or view the selected text file.

Open <gui>Brightness and Lock</gui> and uncheck <gui>Dim screen to save power</gui>.

An executable text file is a file that contains a program that you can run (execute). The <link xref="nautilus-file-properties-permissions">file permissions</link> must also allow for the file to run as a program. The most common are Shell, Python, and Perl scripts. These have extensions .sh, .py and .pl, respectively.

The file manager creates thumbnails to preview image, video, and text files. Thumbnail previews can be slow for large files or over networks, so you can control when previews are made. In any file manager window, click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui> <gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> and select the <gui>Preview</gui> tab.

Heat has a detrimental effect on the battery's charging efficiency. Don't let the battery get any warmer than it has to.

A message will appear when the system is finished installing the printer. Select <gui>Print Test Page</gui> to print a test page, or <gui>Configure</gui> to make additional changes in the printer setup.

Batteries age even if you leave them in storage. There's little advantage in buying a replacement battery at the same time as you get the original battery - always buy replacements when you need them.

<link xref="power-suspend">Suspend</link>, <link xref="power-batterylife">energy savings</link>, <link xref="power-whydim">screen dimming</link>…

By default, the file manager will show all folders before files. Folders and files will each be arranged according to the selected sort order. If you would rather not treat folders specially and have them mixed with files according to the sort order, deselect this option.