Along the top to create a new tab in PCManFM-Qt you can use the button with a file and a plus on it to open a new tab or press :kbd:`control +t`. The left pointing arrow button is a back button while the right pointing arrow button moves you forward in the directories that you have moved in the file manager. Another way to go back and forward is :kbd:`Alt + Left arrow` or :menuselection:`Go --> Go Back` and another way to go forward is :kbd:`Alt + Right Arrow` or :menuselection:`Go --> Go Forward`. The button for the arrow pointing upward is to go up one level in the directory tree to the so called parent directory or press :kbd:`Alt+Up arrow`, press :kbd:`Backspace`, or :menuselection:`Go --> Go Up`. To rename your files right click on the file and click :menuselection:`Rename` or press :kbd:`f2`.
If you double click on a folder you open that folder in PCManFM-Qt and it shows what files are in the folder you opened. If you want to open a folder in a new tab right click on that tab and select :menuselection:`Open in New Tab`. To open a folder in your terminal right click it and select :menuselection:`Open in terminal`. To open a folder in a new window right click it and select :menuselection:`Open in New Window`.
If you double click on a folder you open that folder in PCManFM-Qt and it shows what files are in the folder you opened. If you want to open a folder in a new tab right click on that tab and select :menuselection:`Open in New Tab`. To open a folder in a new window right click it and select :menuselection:`Open in New Window`. To open a folder in your terminal right click it and select :menuselection:`Open in terminal`.
To close a tab click on the :guilabel:`x` button on the tab bar, press :kbd:`Control +W`, or from the menu :menuselection:`File --> Close Tab`. To close all tabs but the current one right click on the tab bar and :menuselection:`Close other tabs`. To close all tabs to the right of this tab :menuselection:`Close next tabs`. To close tabs to the left right click on the tab bar and select :menuselection:`Close previous tabs`.
