Opening and Reopening Files in the Editor

To open a file for editing

Do one of the following:
- Double-click the desired file in one of the Tool Windows.
- Select the desired file in one of the Tool Windows and press F4F4.
- Select the desired file in the one of the Tool Windows and choose Jump to Source on the context menu.
- Use the Go To command for a Class, File, or Symbol.
Note

You can register the required file types on the File Types page of the Settings dialog box.
Tip

To open a file which is external to your project, do one of the following:
- Choose File | Open File on the main menu and select the desired file in the dialog box that opens.
- Drag the required file from the Explorer (on Windows) or Finder (on Mac) and drop it to the editor. The file will be opened for editing in a new tab.

To reopen a recent file, do one of the following:

To open a recently updated file, on the main menu, choose View | Recently Changed Files or press Ctrl+Shift+ECommand Shift E. Then select the desired file from the Recently Edited Files pop-up window, that opens.
Tip

Use Recent files limit text box in the Editor dialog box to define the maximum number of recent files.

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