Basic controls

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Contextual menu

The context menu gives you quick access to some functions that also can be accessed by the keyboard directly (e.g. Queue item), while other functions (e.g. Change content) are only accessible from the context menu.

You can bring up the context menu either by:

• right-clicking with the mouse.
• pressing the C key .
• pressing the guide button on a MCE remote.

Examples of the context menu:

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  The context menu in the Movie library.

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  The context menu in the YouTube add-on.

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  The context menu in the Video file browser.

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  The context menu in the Favourites menu.

See below for specific explanations of the contextual menu on different menus and areas of XBMC

• In the video library
• In the music library
• Favourites, Playlists, and the File manager are mostly controlled from the contextual menu.

Shutdown menu

Pressing S on the keyboard, or by selecting the Shutdown icon in the lower left corner of the default Confluence skin the home screen brings up the shutdown menu.

The options on this menu are from top to bottom:

Exit

Exits XBMC to your operating system.

Power off system

Powers down your system

Custom Shutdown Timer

XBMC will shutdown your computer after you enter the countdown time.

Suspend

Suspends your computer.

Hibernate

Hibernates your computer.

Reboot

Restarts your computer.