Keep Control pressed to leave the switcher popup open. To jump between the opened files and tool windows with the switcher, press Control+Tab. If you need to keep the terminal window open when you switch back to the active editor, press Control+Tab. For more information, refer to Install plugin from Marketplace. This functionality relies on the Terminal plugin, which you need to install and enable. Return to the editor from the command-line terminal PhpStorm 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. PhpStorm 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, annotations, and context-dependent action icons. 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 PhpStorm editor is the main part of the IDE that you use to create, read and modify code.