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-> Start your box as normal
-> Go into Kodi (XBMC or DBMC if you are using these apps instead of Kodi)
Note: We assume that you have loaded a skin already inside your Kodi and now you want to change the skin to basic confluence skin.
-> Go into SYSTEM
-> Then go into Appearance
-> Select Skin Option and then on the right side you will see Skin written, select it and you will get a pop up with some options to choose from.
-> Now select Confluence Skin by Jezz which is Kodi Default Skin and ACCEPt changes
-> Now if you go back to main menu of Kodi you will see the skin will be changed.
-> This skin is the most stable skin of Kodi
->If you have changed to the Confluence skin do not worry that where your Add-ons are
-> The Add-ons will be inside VIDEOS and then Add-ons
-> Now to add Submenus (tile shortcuts below main menu)
-> We will go into SYSTEM
-> Then from the menu on the left we will select Appearance
-> On the right side you will see Settings below Skin, click on it
-> Then from the left we will go into Add-on Shortcuts
-> On the right side you can see that this Skin has sub menu for Videos, Music, Pictures etc
-> In the Homepage Videos submenu
-> Click on Add-on 1 and we will see a list of Add-ons in VIDEOS section
-> For example if we will select Genesis Add-on and then we can go back and check if it has been added in VIDEOS
-> Now goto the Kodi main screen and select VIDEOS, you will see Genesis below VIDEOS
-> You can add more Add-ons like in the same manner.
Here is a video tutorial on How To Switch Skins and Add Shortcuts in Kodi: