Persistent Navigational Elements - The File Menu
The application's File Menu bar provides access to all functional areas of the interface.

The File Menu bar can be accessed at all times and consists of five menus:
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File;
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Help.
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Contains program commands relating to the user login and shutdown. |
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Sign-in |
Enables you to Sign-in to the application. |
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Sign Out |
Enables you to sign-out from the application. The status is changed to 'Offline'. |
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Status |
Allows you to change your online status message and sign-out of Comodo Unite. You can choose from one of the following options:
Tip: You can also change your online status message by clicking on your name displayed in the Information Panel and selecting the status from the drop-down menu |
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Register a New Account |
Starts the wizard to Register a new account. |
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Exit |
Closes the application. |
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Contains shortcuts to start conversation with selected contacts, change the way the contacts are displayed in the contact list, adding a new contact etc. |
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Chat |
Opens the conversation dialog to start chatting with the contact selected from the Contacts list. (Available only for 'Contacts' tab.) |
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Delete |
Removes a selected contact from your 'Contacts' . (Available only for 'Contacts' tab.) |
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Details |
Opens a contact details dialog that displays the user name and email address of the contact selected from the Contacts list. (Available only for 'Contacts' tab.) |
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Show Offline Contacts |
Allows you to select whether or not to display the contacts which are currently offline, in the Contacts list. |
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Sort by Online/Offline |
Sorts the list of contacts based on their Online/Offline status. |
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Sort by Name |
Sorts the list of contacts based on the alphabetical order of the contact names. |
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Sort by Status |
Sorts the list of contacts based on their online status in the following order:
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Show in Groups |
Sorts the list of contacts as per user-defined groups. |
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Show in IM Groups |
Sorts the list of contacts as per their associated IM protocols i.e. 3rd party IM Programs like MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk etc. This is useful when you have signed-in to Comodo Unite through your 3rd party IM account. |
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Show Empty Groups |
Allows to toggle between displaying and hiding the Groups defined by the user and yet to add/move contacts into them. |
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Show First Name Only |
Displays only your first name in the information panel and only the first names of your contacts in the contacts list. |
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Show Full Name |
Displays your full name in the information panel and the full names of your contacts in the contacts list. |
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Add a New Contact |
Enables you to add a new contact to your contact list. |
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Create a New Group |
Enables you to create new contact groups so as to segregate your contacts depending on your relationship with them. |
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Contains shortcuts that open up the various functional and management wizards relating to the networks. |
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Create a New Network... |
Starts the wizard for creating a new network. |
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Join a Network... |
Enables you to join an existing network. |
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Enables you to create and manage your networks through Comodo Unite's web-based management interface. Refer to the section Creating and Managing Your Networks for more details. |
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Contains shortcuts that allow you to modify the configuration settings of Comodo Unite. |
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Options |
Opens the 'Options' dialog. Allows you to modify your personal details and application settings. |
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Contains shortcuts that enable you to get help and support. |
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Help Guide |
Opens the online help guide of Comodo Unite. |
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Comodo Website |
Opens Comodo official website |
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Comodo Forums |
Opens Comodo online forums . Register at Comodo Forums and join thousands of other users discussing all aspects of our products. You'll benefit from the expert contributions of developers and fellow users alike and can find answers to any questions you may have. |
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About |
Provides you with the license and software version information. |
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