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title: Focus the Navigator panel on an app or app file
description: Focus the Navigator panel on any open app or app file in ServiceNow Studio so the Navigator panel reflects your current work context.
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# Focus the Navigator panel on an app or app file

Focus the Navigator panel on any open app or app file in ServiceNow Studio so the Navigator panel reflects your current work context.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin or delegated\_developer

Watch a short video on how to focus the Navigator panel on an app or app file.

\[Omitted video\] Description: Video on how to focus the Navigator panel on an app or app file in ServiceNow Studio

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **App Engine** > **ServiceNow Studio**.

2.  Open several files from different applications in the Navigator panel.

3.  Select and hold \(or right-click\) the tab of the file you want to focus on, then select **Show in File Navigator**.

    In this example, the file open in the canvas and the Navigator panel are both from the Dining Pass Share application.

    \[Omitted image "sn-studio-focus-navigator.png"\] Alt text: Several files are open, and you can select Show in File Navigator to focus the Navigator panel on that file.

4.  Verify that the Navigator panel now shows the selected file.

    The Navigator panel displays the selected file's location — for example, the **Vendor** table from the Equip Inventory Suite application — even with other application files still open.

    **Note:** The file open in the canvas stays the same until you select a different tab.

    \[Omitted image "sn-studio-focus-nav-2.png"\] Alt text: The focused file displayed in the Navigator panel.