CoolCD can work in one of the following four view modes:
Full
Brief
Mini
Tray
You can switch between view modes via:
Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+3, Ctrl+4 respectively; additionally you can minimize CoolCD to taskbar by pressing Ctrl+5)
Clicking on the view mode buttons in main window caption
Double clicking on the main window caption
View Mode submenu of system menu
While in tray mode CoolCD resides in the notify tray of the taskbar:
The following actions can be taken in tray icon:
Action Result
| Left mouse click | Plays/pauses disc playback |
| Left mouse double click | Restores CoolCD from tray to the previous view mode (Full, Brief of Mini) |
| Middle mouse click | Calls Navigator window (see the picture above) |
| Right mouse click | Calls system menu |