

To sort the editor tabs alphabetically, right-click a tab and select Configure Editor Tabs to open the Editor Tabs settings. To access the Editor Tabs settings when all tabs are hidden, select Window | Editor Tabs | Configure Editor Tabs from the main menu. In the Appearance section, in the Tab placement list, select the appropriate option. To place the editor tabs in a different part of the editor frame or hide the tabs, right-click a tab and select Configure Editor Tabs to open the Editor Tabs settings. To move or remove the icon on a tab, in the Settings dialog ( Ctrl+Alt+S), go to Editor | General | Editor Tabs and select the appropriate option in the Close button position field. WebStorm copies the item to the clipboard, and you can paste it ( Ctrl+V) wherever you need. To open a new tab at the end of the already opened one, select the Open new tabs at the end in the tab settings.įrom the list that opens, select Copy Path/Reference….įrom the list that opens, select your copy option. To reopen the closed tab, right-click any tab, and from the context menu, select Reopen Closed Tab.

You can also click the mouse's wheel button anywhere on a tab to close it. To close only the active tab, press Ctrl+F4. To close all inactive tabs except the active one and the pinned tabs, right-click any tab and select Close Other Tabs. In this case, only the active tab stays open. To close all inactive tabs, press Alt and click on the active tab. To close all opened tabs, select Window | Editor Tabs | Close All Tabs from the main menu. Alternatively, right-click a tab and select Configure Editor Tabs from the list of options. To configure the settings for editor tabs, use the Editor | General | Editor Tabs page of the Settings dialog ( Ctrl+Alt+S). You can use the tab's context menu for the same purpose or located in the editor. For example, Close Tabs to the Left or Close Tabs to the Right. Every time you open a file for editing, a tab with its name is added next to the active editor tab.įrom the main menu, select Window | Editor Tabs to see what additional actions you can perform with the editor tabs. You can close, hide, and detach editor tabs. You can also find and adjust the color scheme settings including the high contrast color scheme for people with eyesight deficiency on the Editor | Color Scheme page and the keymap settings on the Keymap page of the Settings dialog ( Ctrl+Alt+S). Use the same shortcut Ctrl+` to undo your changes. In the Switch menu, select the option you need and press Enter. You can switch between schemes, keymaps, or viewing modes. Press Backspace to remove the selected file from the list and close it in the editor. Keep Ctrl pressed to leave the switcher popup open.
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To jump between the opened files and tool windows with the switcher, press Ctrl+Tab. You can use the same shortcut Shift+F12 to restore the saved layout. To save the current layout as the default, from the main menu select Window | Store Current Layout as Default. If you need to keep the terminal window open when you switch back to the active editor, press Ctrl+Tab. Return to the editor from the command-line terminal

WebStorm moves the focus from any window to the active editor. Switch the focus from a window to the editor In this case the active screen is maximized and other screens are moved aside. WebStorm hides all windows except the active editor. You can use various shortcuts to switch between the editor and different tool windows, change the editor size, switch focus, or return to the original layout. Tabs show the names of the currently opened files. The gutter shows line numbers and annotations.
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The scrollbar shows errors and warnings in the current file.īreadcrumbs help you navigate inside the code in the current file. The editor consists of the following areas: The WebStorm editor is the main part of the IDE that you use to create, read and modify code.
