#QuickTip Obsidian gives us many ways to open a file, such as the Files Explorer pane and the Quick Switcher command palette using Ctrl/Cmd+O. ![[3fd7c1972919a753d97313920d23ced0_MD5.png]] Command to show the active file in the Files Explorer Many of us likely use the Quick Switcher since we like to keep our hands on the keyboard. Plus, the Quick Switcher shows the most recently edited files, making it easy to move between documents we are working on in the present. However, sometimes we are opening documents and can’t remember exactly where they are in our vault. To quickly see their location, we can use the command in the command palette named: “Files: Reveal current file in navigation”. Invoking this command will open the Files Explorer pane if it isn’t currently open and then reveal the location of the active file in the vault. While a simple thing, having in mind the context of where a file is located in the vault can help us better understand how our notes are organized and also make sure things are filed where they need to be. We can take this a step further with the help of a plugin. # Plugin: Reveal Active File Button Another way to do this is with the [Reveal Active File Button](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=reveal-active-file-button) plugin. This plugin adds a button in the Files Explorer pane. When you click on this button, the pane is opened to the location of the file currently being viewed or edited in Obsidian. ![[60759df30af9fd19dd7415a89247c742_MD5.png]] ### Summary Using either the command palette command “Files: Reveal current file in navigation” or the [Reveal Active File Button](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=reveal-active-file-button)plugin makes it easy to find the context of what we are working on by revealing its location in the vault. It seems so simple, but little hacks like this can save us time from hunting around in our vault. Watch this short clip to see these features in action. ![](https://youtu.be/IpsI6xs5Ou0) If you like these _Obsidian Quick Tips_, check out all that I have created here: [[Obsidian Quick Tips Series]] ![[promo-embed-02]]