# How to activate component highlighting in the layout editor

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-activate-component-highlighting-in-the-layout-editor/77251>\
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**Created:** [October 22, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-activate-component-highlighting-in-the-layout-editor/77251 "2024-10-22T11:55:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimmykelly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jimmykelly/32/80162_2.png) [@jimmykelly](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jimmykelly)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-activate-component-highlighting-in-the-layout-editor/77251/1 "2024-10-22T11:55:12Z")

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How can I activate component highlighting in the layout editor? (Component highlights on the interface preview when hovering over it in the left panel component list)

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-activate-component-highlighting-in-the-layout-editor/77251/2 "2024-10-22T12:36:40Z")

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You can toggle it using the button at the bottom left in the Layout Editor, or use the shortcut key: Cmd on MacOS, Ctrl on Windows.

 ![CleanShot 2024-10-22 at 20.35.11@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/8/d8287fe8e5a968270e686f1b00d3eef3dfcad899.png)

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**Author:** ![jimmykelly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jimmykelly/32/80162_2.png) [@jimmykelly](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jimmykelly)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-activate-component-highlighting-in-the-layout-editor/77251/3 "2024-10-22T12:57:01Z")

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Awesome, thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-activate-component-highlighting-in-the-layout-editor/77251/4 "2024-10-29T12:57:49Z")

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