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A typical Windows share URL looks like this:

<sys>smb://servername/Share</sys>

A typical WebDAV URL looks like this:

<sys>http://example.hostname.com/path</sys>

Control icon captions used in the file manager.

You can also quickly set the file permissions for all the files in the folder by clicking <gui>Change Permissions for Enclosed Files</gui>. Use the drop-down lists to adjust the permissions of contained files or folders, and click <gui>Change</gui>. Permissions are applied to files and folders in subfolders as well, to any depth.

There are nine columns of information that you can display in the file manager's list view. Click <gui>Files</gui> in the menu bar, pick <gui>Preferences</gui> and choose the <gui>List Columns</gui> tab to select which columns will be visible.

Control when thumbnails are used for files.

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. Click <gui>Files</gui> in the menu bar, pick <gui>Preferences</gui> and select the <gui>Preview</gui> tab.

By default, all previews are done for <gui>Local Files Only</gui>, those on your computer or connected external drives. You can set this feature to <gui>Always</gui> or <gui>Never</gui>. The file manager can <link xref="nautilus-connect">browse files on other computers</link> over a local area network or the internet. If you often browse files over a local area network, and the network has high bandwidth, you may want to set the preview option to <gui>Always</gui>.

In addition, you can use the <gui>Only for files smaller than</gui> setting to limit the size of files previewed.

Views preferences in <app>Files</app>

You can change the default view for new folders, how files and folders are sorted by default, the zoom level for the icon and compact views, and whether files are displayed in the tree sidebar. Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Files</gui> <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui></guiseq> in the top bar while <app>Files</app> is open and select the <gui style="tab">Views</gui> tab.

By default, new folders are shown in icon view. If you prefer the list view, you can set it here as the default. Alternatively, you can select a different view for each folder as you browse by clicking the <gui style="button">View items as a list</gui> or <gui style="button">View items as a grid of icons</gui> button in the toolbar.

You can change the default sort order that is used in folders using the <gui>Arrange items</gui> drop-down list in the preferences to sort by name, file size, file type, when they were last modified, when they were last accessed or when they were trashed.

You can change how <link xref="files-sort">files are sorted</link> in an individual folder by clicking the <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> button in the toolbar and choosing <gui>By Name</gui>, <gui>By Size</gui>, <gui>By Type</gui> or <gui>By Modification Date</gui>, or by clicking the list column headers in list view. This menu only affects the current folder.

By default, the file manager no longer shows all folders before files. To see all folders listed before files, enable this option.

The file manager does not display <link xref="files-hidden">hidden files</link> and folders by default. You can always show hidden files by selecting this option.

You can also show hidden files in an individual window by selecting <gui>Show Hidden Files</gui>, from the <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> menu in the toolbar.

You can make the icons and text larger or smaller by default in icon view using this option. You can also change this setting in an individual folder by clicking the <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> button in the toolbar and selecting <gui>Zoom In</gui>, <gui>Zoom Out</gui> or <gui>Normal Size</gui>. If you frequently use a larger or smaller zoom level, you can set the default with this option.

In icon view, more or fewer <link xref="nautilus-display#icon-captions">captions</link> are shown based on your zoom level.

You can make the icons and text larger or smaller in list view using this option. You can also do this in an individual folder by clicking the <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> button in the toolbar and selecting <gui>Zoom In</gui>, <gui>Zoom Out</gui> or <gui>Normal Size</gui>.

<link xref="net-default-browser">Change the default browser</link>, <link xref="net-install-flash">install Flash</link>, <link xref="net-install-java-plugin">install the java plugin</link>, <link xref="net-install-moonlight">Silverlight support</link>…

Empathy is installed by default in Ubuntu. Start <app>Empathy Instant Messaging</app> from the <link xref="unity-dash-intro">Dash</link>, the <link xref="unity-launcher-intro">Launcher</link> or choose <gui>Chat</gui> from the <link xref="unity-menubar-intro">Messaging menu</link>.

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

With Ubuntu you can post to your favorite social networking sites from your desktop. Ubuntu uses the <app>Friends</app> scope to allow you to organize your social networking sites in one place, and to post updates from the <gui>Me Menu</gui> without opening any website.

Open the <link xref="unity-menubar-intro">System menu</link> on the right hand side of the menu bar and select "System Settings...".

Choose <gui>Online accounts</gui>

Choose the social networking site you want to set up and click <gui>Add Account...</gui>

You can now view your social networking messages from the <link xref="unity-menubar-intro"> Messaging menu</link> on the right hand side of the menu bar, in the <gui>Broadcast</gui> section. Click on any of the items in that section to open <gui>Friends</gui> scope and to read or post messages to your social network.

<app><link href="apt:ekiga">Ekiga</link></app>

Open <gui>Network</gui> and select <gui>Wired</gui> or <gui>Wireless</gui> from the list on the left, depending on which network connection you want to find the IP address for.

Your internal IP address will be displayed in the list of information.

Select the <gui>Wired connection</gui> on the <gui>Wired</gui> tab or your WiFi network on the <gui>Wireless</gui> tab and click <gui>Edit</gui>.

<link xref="net-findip">Find your IP address</link>, <link xref="net-wireless-wepwpa">WEP &amp; WPA security</link>, <link xref="net-macaddress">MAC addresses</link>, <link xref="net-proxy">proxies</link>…

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

If this doesn't work, there could be a problem with the Network Manager. To see if this is the case, go to the <link xref="unity-dash-intro">Dash</link> and open the Terminal. Type <cmd>nm-applet</cmd> and press <key>Enter</key> and see if the network menu appears. If it doesn't, you should see some error messages appear in the Terminal. These should tell you what is going wrong, but they may be quite technical in nature. If so, ask for help on a support forum and quote these error messages.

<link xref="net-wireless">Wireless</link>, <link xref="net-wired">wired</link>, <link xref="net-problem">connection problems</link>, <link xref="net-browser">web browsing</link>, <link xref="net-email">email accounts</link>, <link xref="net-chat">instant messaging</link>…

<link xref="net-wireless-troubleshooting">Troubleshooting wireless connections</link>, <link xref="net-wireless-find">finding your wifi network</link>…