## Switching Buffers

In addition to using the drop-down list at the top of the view, as documented in the previous section, the current buffer can also be switched using menu item commands and their keyboard shortcuts.

View>Go to Previous Buffer (keyboard shortcut: `C+PAGE_UP`) switches to the previous buffer in the list.

View>Go to Next Buffer (keyboard shortcut: `C+PAGE_DOWN`) switches to the next buffer in the list.

View>Go to Recent Buffer (keyboard shortcut: `C+BACK_QUOTE`) flips between the two most recently edited buffers.

View>Show Buffer Switcher (keyboard shortcut: `A+BACK_QUOTE`) has the same effect as clicking on the buffer switcher combo box.

If you prefer an alternative graphical paradigm for switching buffers, take a look at one of these plugins:

- BufferList

- BufferSelector

- BufferTabs

If you decide to use one of these plugins, you can hide the popup menu buffer switcher in the View pane of the Utilities>Global Options dialog box.

A number of plugins that implement fast keyboard-based buffer switching are available as well:

- FastOpen

- OpenIt

- SwitchBuffer