# Settings and search

> Your account menu, the Settings window, and ⌘K search across chats, projects, files, skills and more.

Everything about your own account is one click away, at the bottom of the sidebar.

## The account menu

Click your name at the bottom of the sidebar.

![The account menu: the signed-in user, then Settings, Usage, Appearance, Deleted chats and Sign out](../images/settings/account-menu.webp "The account menu")

| Item | Opens |
|---|---|
| **Settings** | The Settings window, at your profile |
| **Usage** | Your own usage and limits |
| **Appearance** | Light, dark, or follow the system |
| **Deleted chats** | Chats you deleted, to bring back |
| **Sign out** | Ends this session |

## The Settings window

Settings opens as a window over the page you are on. Links such as `/settings/usage` open it at that section.

1. **Find a section**

   Pick a section on the left, or type in **Search settings**.

2. **Change what you need**

   Profile, language, your default engine, MCP connections, app connectors, notifications and more.

3. **Close it**

   Press **Esc** or choose **✕**. You are back where you were.

![The Settings window: sections on the left, the Profile section on the right with name, email, username and language](../images/settings/settings.webp "The Settings window")

On a phone, Settings fills the screen. The section list comes first, and **←** goes back to it.

![Settings on a phone: the Profile section full screen, with a back arrow and a close button](../images/settings/settings-phone.webp "Settings on a phone")

## Search with ⌘K

Press **⌘K** (Ctrl+K on Windows), or choose **Search** in the sidebar.

![The search window: a search box, type tabs from All to MCP, recent items and quick actions](../images/search/palette.webp "Search")

- **Tabs** narrow the search: All, Chats, Projects, Files, Skills, Scheduled and MCP.
- **With nothing typed**, it shows what needs your attention, your recent chats and projects, and quick actions such as **New chat**.
- **Keys:** ↑ and ↓ move, Enter opens, ← and → change the tab, Esc closes.