To open an audio or video, file, select Movie > Open Select the file you want and click the +Add button. You can also drag a file in to the Totem Movie Player window. If Totem Movie Player displays error messages when you try to play a file, refer to the information about codecs at https://www.gnome.org/projects/totem/#codecs.

Click Movie > Open Location to open a file by URL location.

Movie > Play Disc will play a DVD, VCD, or CD.

Movie > Eject will eject the disc.

Under the Eject option is the Playlist .

Movie > Play and Movie > Pause will play or pause the disc.

Choosing Movie > Properties opens the sidebar which displays the properties of the file.

From the Edit menu you can Take a Screenshot , Copy , Select All , Find , Find Next , go to the Previous file, configure Plugins and set Preferences .

View allows you to go to Fullscreen , Fit Window to Movie , set the Aspect Ratio , Switch Angles , Show Controls , Subtitles , and show, or hide, the Sidebar .

Go will let you go to the DVD , Title , Audio , Angle and Chapter menus, the Next Chapter or Movie the Previous Chapter or Movie , Skip to a track, and Skip Forward or Backwards .

The Sound drop-down menu lets you change Language and turn the Volume Up or Down .

You can open the manual by selecting Help > Contents or pressing the F1 key.