I have Itunes 11 and home sharing isnt in the side bar

I have logged in my home sharing and used it before but when I updated to itunes 11 its no longer in the side bar.
and i found out how to make the side bar visible its just not there.

Hi, emmyluvsmusiq. 
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. 
I would verify that home sharing is enabled.  You will need to access the menu bar which is hidden by default.  To enable the menu bar, you can press Control-B.  Once this is done, select File > Home Sharing > Turn On Home Sharing.  Follow the same steps with the devices that are using this feature. 
iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620
If the issue persists, here is a helpul troubleshooting article.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
Cheers,
Jason H. 

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