# Give sidebar focus for keyboard navigation

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/give-sidebar-focus-for-keyboard-navigation/10695>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Created:** [September 9, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/give-sidebar-focus-for-keyboard-navigation/10695 "2021-09-09T00:48:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/give-sidebar-focus-for-keyboard-navigation/10695/1 "2021-09-09T00:48:18Z")

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I can use `Ctrl + B` to show/hide the sidebar. When I show the sidebar, is there any way to use the keyboard to give the sidebar focus so that I can navigate the file selector without leaving my keyboard?