Guide / 05
Tabs and split view
Several folders in one window, or two side by side.
Where it is
Ctrl+T · F3 · the main menu (≡)
What you can do
- Ctrl+T opens a new tab on the folder you're in. Tabs appear along the top once there are two.
- Middle-click a place in the sidebar to open it in a new tab, or right-click a folder and choose Open in New Tab.
- Click a tab to go to it; Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab step through them.
- Ctrl+W closes a tab, and so does its × or a middle-click on it.
- F3 splits the window in two. Each side goes its own way; click a side, or press F6, to work in it. Drag the line between them to resize.
- Ctrl+N opens a new window.
In this film
- A new tabCtrl+T opens one on the same folder
- Middle-click a place to open it in a tab
- Click a tab to go back to itCtrl+Tab steps through them
- Ctrl+W closes a tabOr middle-click the tab
- Split viewF3 shows two folders side by side
- Each side goes its own wayClick a side, or press F6, to work in it
- F3 again closes the second side