# File navigation

IntelliJ IDEA provides tools and actions that let you quickly locate and open your project files.

Procedure: Navigate with the Select In popup

You can automatically locate a file  in the Project

1. If a file  is opened in the editor,  press `Alt+F1` (Windows), `⌥ F1` (macOS), `⌥ F1` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌃ Q` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+F1` (XWin), `Alt+Shift+1` (GNOME), `Alt+Shift+1` (KDE), `Alt+F1` (Emacs), `Alt+F1` (Sublime Text), `⌥ F1` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Shift+1` (NetBeans), `Alt+F1` (Visual Studio), `⌥ F1` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+F1` (Eclipse), `⌘ ⌥ W` (Eclipse (macOS)) to open the Select In popup.

![Select in popup](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/Select_in.png)

2. In the popup, select Project View  and press `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)). IntelliJ IDEA locates your target in the Project  tool window .

Procedure: Navigate to a file with the Navigation bar

Use the [Navigation bar](guided-tour-around-the-user-interface.html#navigation-bar) as a handy tool to find your way across the project.

1. Press `Alt+Home` (Windows), `⌘ ↑` (macOS), `⌥ Home` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌃ ↑` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Home` (XWin), `Alt+Home` (GNOME), `Alt+Home` (KDE), `Alt+Home` (Emacs), `Alt+Home` (Sublime Text), `⌥ Home` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+Home` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+F2` (Visual Studio), `⌘ F2` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Home` (Eclipse), `⌘ ⌥ B` (Eclipse (macOS)) to activate the Navigation bar.

2. Use the arrow keys or the mouse pointer to locate the desired  file.

3. Double-click the selected  file, or press `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)) to open it in the editor.

You can click a Java class or an interface in the navigation bar to see the list of methods. Click one of the listed methods to quickly navigate to it in the editor.

![Navigation bar: list of methods](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/new_ui_navigation_bar.png)

Procedure: Access a file location

You can quickly navigate to the location of a file you are currently editing.

* Press `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Windows), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (macOS), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Visual Studio), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Eclipse), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Eclipse (macOS)) or right-click anywhere in the editor and select `Open in | Finder`.

Procedure: Browse a file path

You can access any directory from the path to a file you are currently editing.

1. Press `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Windows), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (macOS), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌥ F12` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Visual Studio), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Eclipse), `Ctrl+Alt+F12` (Eclipse (macOS)) or right-click anywhere in the editor and select `Open in | File Path` from the context menu.

2. In the Reveal in Finder popup, select where to navigate and press `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)).

![File path finder](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/file_path_finder.png)