# 2025 R3 Shortcut to navigate from SB to Editor and set same connection **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [February 11, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565 "2026-02-11T19:20:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/1 "2026-02-11T19:20:13Z")
Hi, I need a shortcut that will open an editor when I am in the **Schema Browser** , and that editor should be connected to the same user and database connection as the Schema Browser. And also a shortcut to open the **Schema Browser** using the same user and database connection that I am currently using in the editor. ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/2 "2026-02-11T19:36:15Z")
When you open any window, it always opens in the same connection. You can already use the built-in menu shortcuts: Alt+D, E for Editor Alt+D, B for Schema Browser ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/0/e/0eb517402c9c7b483302da19761f1fc748862bb2.png) If you don't like those you can go to Options -\> Toolbars/Menus -\> Shortcuts and define your own. Note, I typed "database" into the filter at the top to shorten the list ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/7/9/79390769d7fcfda9b41afec1bb91fa99ba6010c0.png) ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/3 "2026-02-12T17:10:58Z")
Which shortcut allows navigation to the next editor or the previous editor when multiple editor windows are open? ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/4 "2026-02-12T17:26:14Z")
I don't think there is one to go from one editor to the next, specifically. You can use CTRL+TAB to go forward to the next window or CTRL+Shift+Tab to go back. That, paired with the "Current connection only" option (right-click on window bar button) will get you pretty close. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/5/b/5bbdabd6702ca8038e9f55b2f036d326104b141b.png) ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/5 "2026-02-12T18:45:24Z")
This is still not a complete solution, because you may want to switch from one editor to another across two different connections and when you have many windows open, **Ctrl+Shift+Tab** won’t be so helpful . ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/6 "2026-02-12T18:46:07Z")
In addition, regarding the **Current Connection Only** option: once you enable it and you have only an Editor open in the Window Bar, when you switch from the Editor to the Schema Browser, the Schema Browser becomes an additional window that should appear in the Window Bar under _Current Connection Only_. However, that is not what happens. Even though the Schema Browser is added, it is not displayed in the Window Bar. Is this a bug or a feature? ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/7 "2026-02-12T18:53:00Z")
> In addition, regarding the **Current Connection Only** option: once you enable it and you have only an Editor open in the Window Bar, when you switch from the Editor to the Schema Browser, the Schema Browser becomes an additional window that should appear in the Window Bar under _Current Connection Only_ . However, that is not what happens. Even though the Schema Browser is added, it is not displayed in the Window Bar. Is this a bug or a feature? I can't reproduce this. Can you make a short video (or a series of screen shots) so I can see your steps? ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/8 "2026-02-12T18:54:34Z")
> This is still not a complete solution, because you may want to switch from one editor to another across two different connections and when you have many windows open, **Ctrl+Shift+Tab** won’t be so helpful . Right. I said "It gets you pretty close". There is no shortcut to do what you are asking for. I guess you'll have to use the mouse here if you don't like my suggestion. **Edit** : I guess you could do Alt+W, then select whichever editor you want from that menu, but this is probably slower than using the mouse. ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/9 "2026-02-12T19:13:37Z")
It is very simple to reproduce: 1. open connection C1 in SB 2. Open connection C2 in editor 3. Right click on that editor (connection C2) window bar button and choose "Current connection only" option . 4. Now the window bar button have only connection C2 window buttons. 5. click on SB icon or navigate to SB, now SB switched from connection C1 to C2 6. It should be expected that the SB window bar button will show up now in the window bar, but it is not there. ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/10 "2026-02-12T19:18:30Z")
> [@JohnDorlon](#): > > I guess you could do Alt+W, then select whichever editor you want from that menu, It works fine for me. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/11 "2026-02-12T21:24:24Z")
Hi Mordechai, I followed your steps. This is how my Toad looks after step 4. C1 is the blue one. C2 is red. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/f/5/f5a2d7b31a91400c9371cbf16bef0970ad946562.png) Where did you click exactly for Step 5? If you clicked as shown below, that will just open a new schema browser in C2 as expected. It sounds like this is what you did but I am not sure. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/9/7/974161cd544df375a09bfd4ee5e3e47f2e8e8021.png) If you wanted instead to go to the already-open but hidden schema browser for C1, then click the connection button for C1 and then it will appear (and the C2 window will be hidden). ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/a/5/a57f9ab743e64c231f23e75424b7e96db724a366.png) Another way you could have returned to the C1 Schema Browser is by clicking here: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/4/7/478dbd8e7f374af3a178f63fba0e6e729c901645.png) ---
**Author:** ![russell.cannon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/russell.cannon/32/12042_2.png) [@russell.cannon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/russell.cannon)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/12 "2026-02-19T16:08:44Z")
I am wondering whether you have the Connection bar hidden. When you enable Current Connection Only, you navigate between connections with the Connection bar buttons. If Connection bar is hidden, then you only see Window buttons, and with Current Connection Only enabled, you won’t see the buttons for other connections. You have to have the Connection bar in view to navigate connections. Cheers, Russ ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/13 "2026-02-22T16:57:13Z")
> [@JohnDorlon](#): > > that will just open a new schema browser in C2 I have defined One/Connection for Schema Browser therefore, it should not open a new window, but instead switch to the existing one. ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/14 "2026-02-22T16:59:19Z")
It is not hidden. ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/15 "2026-02-23T14:26:34Z")
> [@mpniel.tsi](#): > > I have defined One/Connection for Schema Browser therefore, it should not open a new window, but instead switch to the existing one. No. I said: _If you clicked as shown below, that will just open a new schema browser in C2 as expected._ Here, your active connection is C2. If you click the Schema Browser icon (indicated by the red arrow).... 1. If C2 already has a Schema Browser open, we bring it to the foreground. 2. If C2 does NOT already have a Schema Browser open, we open one. In the case of my steps above, C2 did NOT already have a Schema Browser open. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/9/7/974161cd544df375a09bfd4ee5e3e47f2e8e8021.png) ](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/9/7/974161cd544df375a09bfd4ee5e3e47f2e8e8021.png) ---
**Author:** ![mpniel.tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mpniel.tsi](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel.tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/16 "2026-02-23T18:01:45Z")
Sorry, I mistakenly wrote that I have defined One/Connection for Schema Browser. The correct statement is that I have defined One/TOAD for Schema Browser. ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/17 "2026-02-23T19:44:02Z")
Ok I can reproduce that the Schema Browser changes connections when you have the "one connection/toad" option set and you click the button to open a new SB when there is already one open. For what it's worth - any window that you set to One/Toad will do that. It's probably been that way forever, but it does seem like a bug. I'll fix it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/18 "2026-02-24T23:00:46Z")
I was just looking at changing this. Assuming you have Schema Browser (or any window) set to One/Toad, and you follow these steps: 1. Make 2 connections 2. Click on Connection 1's button 3. Open a Schema Browser. It opens for connection 1. Great. 4. Click on Connection 2's button. Connection 2 is now the active connection. 5. Click the "Open Schema Browser" button At this point, when we make the already-open, connection 1 schema browser active, one of two things needs to happen: **Either** the Schema Browser needs to be changed to the active connection (which seems buggy) **Or** the active connection needs to be changed back to connection 1 (which may also feel buggy because in step 4 you just changed it by clicking connection 2's button). We definitely **cannot** make the schema browser (which is set to connection 1) active **and** leave connection 2 as the active connection. That's just asking for trouble. I am going to make the change, but I just wanted to point this out. ---
**Author:** ![mpniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mpniel](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mpniel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/19 "2026-02-25T13:34:21Z")
> [@JohnDorlon](#): > > We definitely **cannot** make the schema browser (which is set to connection 1) active **and** leave connection 2 as the active connection. That's just asking for trouble. This is exactly the current behaviour and it is OK for me. I don’t understand why: “it is just asking for trouble”? After all, whenever you switch from one window to another—for example, from the Editor to the Schema Browser or vice versa—the target window takes on the connection of the source window. ---
**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565/20 "2026-02-25T14:20:09Z")
> [@JohnDorlon](#): > > We definitely **cannot** make the schema browser (which is set to connection 1) active **and** leave connection 2 as the active connection. That's just asking for trouble. No, that is not the current behavior. The current behavior is: 1. You've already clicked the connection bar button from connection 1 to connection 2. Connection 2 is the Active connection. 2. Now, you open a schema browser and it changes from connection 1 to connection 2 3. So the end result is that the current window (schema browser) and the active connection (what's shown on the connection bar) are both on connection 2. The thing that would be asking for trouble would be if somehow the Schema Browser (set to connection 1) were active while the connection bar showed connection 2 is active. That's asking for trouble because in this case there are 2 ways to define the "active" connection and they do not agree with each other on which connection is actually active. So it would be easy to do something on the "wrong" connection. You said: > After all, whenever you switch from one window to another—for example, from the Editor to the Schema Browser or vice versa—the target window takes on the connection of the source window. Yes, but this is an action on your part to switch from one connection to the other, and when you do that, the connection bar always agrees with the connection of the active window. We never want them to disagree. [Next page](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/2025-r3-shortcut-to-navigate-from-sb-to-editor-and-set-same-connection/61565.md?page=2)