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# Workspace tabs

> Organize the Console workspace with tabs and split strips: drag tabs between strips, open files with quick-open, and drive it all from the keyboard.

This article describes how the Console workspace is organized into tabs and
split strips, and the keyboard shortcuts that drive it. Every file, Resource
workspace, and view you open becomes a tab you can arrange, split, and move.

## Strips and tabs

The workspace is divided into **strips**. Every pane has a **top strip** and a
**bottom strip**, each holding its own row of tabs. A tab is one open item: a
file from the [Explorer](/get-started/console/explorer), a Resource workspace,
a [Tables](/get-started/console/tables-view) grid, or a Board.

Opening an item adds a tab to the active strip. Selecting a tab brings its
content to the front. Closing a tab (`⌘W`) removes it from the strip.

## Split strips

Splitting a strip puts two items side by side. Press `⌘\` to split the active
strip; the workspace divides and the current tab moves into the new strip.
Split to compare two files, to watch [Logs](/observability/logs) while editing,
or to keep a Tables grid open next to the code that queries it.

## Drag tabs between strips

Tabs are draggable. Drag a tab from one strip to another to move it, or drag it
to an edge to create a new split in that direction. The layout you build is
preserved for the session, so a working arrangement stays put as you move
between Resources.

## Quick-open

Press `⌘P` to open **quick-open**, a scoped search over the files and Resources
in the current Project. Type to filter, press `Enter` to open the selection in
the active strip. Quick-open is the keyboard route to any file without
expanding the Explorer tree.

Quick-open is scoped to the open Project. To jump across Projects or run a
Console action, use the command palette (`⌘K`), described in
[Navigate the Console](/get-started/console/navigate).

## Keybindings

| Keys      | Action                                               |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `⌘P`      | Quick-open a file or Resource in the current Project |
| `⌘K`      | Command palette (global)                             |
| `⌘B`      | Toggle the Explorer                                  |
| `⌘\`      | Split the active strip                               |
| `⌘1`–`⌘9` | Focus strip 1 through 9                              |
| `⌘W`      | Close the active tab                                 |

## Next steps

* Where files come from: [The Explorer](/get-started/console/explorer)
* Global navigation and the palette: [Navigate the Console](/get-started/console/navigate)
* The tabs inside a Resource: [The Inspector](/get-started/console/inspector)