About the Project navigator

Use the Project navigator to open, add, delete, and organize files in your project. Click the Project navigator button () at the top of the navigator area and your project files are displayed in the content area below.

Open a file: Click the file to open it in the editor area. To learn more, go to Configure the editor area.

View properties of a file: Select the file, then choose View > Inspectors > Show File Inspector. The properties appear in the File inspector.

Search for a file: Enter text in the filter field below the content area.

Show recently modified files: Click the Recent Files icon () in the filter field.

Show files with source control status: Click the Source Control icon () in the filter field.

Unlock a file: Select the file, then choose File > Unlock. (If the file is unlocked or you don’t have permissions to unlock it, the menu item is disabled.)

Choose a relative or absolute location: In the File Inspector, choose a location from the Location pop-up menu. For example, choose Relative to Group (recommended) to preserve references when you move your project folder.

Modify the default move and copy behavior: To force a move operation, press and hold Command (⌘) while dragging files. To force a copy operation, press and hold Option (⌥). To force a reference operation, press and hold Command-Option (⌘-⌥).

See alsoAdd files and folders to a project