Switching between windows

This topic contains information about how to switch between documents and tool windows.

To cycle through open documents, use CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB key combinations. Press CTRL+TAB to switch to previously used document. Pressing CTRL+TAB again will return you to current document. Hit TAB key while holding CTRL key to cycle through recent documents stack. You can also use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB combination to browse documents in another direction.

You can also switch between documents in the following ways.

  • By clicking document titles.
  • By clicking the down arrow near the right upper corner of the document area and selecting document name from the appeared menu.
  • By selecting document from the Window menu.
  • By selecting document in Windows dialog and pressing Activate button.

To activate a tool window, use its shortcut key. You can see their shortcut keys in the View menu. To return back to document use the ESC key.