# Opening files for editing

You can launch an editor for a given file in several ways.

- By right-clicking the file in the Navigator view and then selecting Open from the pop-up menu.
- By double-clicking the file in the Navigator view
- By double-clicking a bookmark that is associated with that file, in the Bookmarks view
- By double-clicking a problem, error, warning, or task record that is associated with that file, in the Tasks view

All of the above alternatives open the file in the default editor for that type of file. To open it in a different editor, select Open With from the file's pop-up menu.

Editors
External editors

Associating editors with file types
Editing files outside the Workbench
Linking the Navigator view to the active editor
Tiling editors
Changing the placement of editor tabs
Comparing resources