---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-open-the-curtain
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-open-the-curtain
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "The edge curtain"
question: "How do I make the curtain slide out from the screen edge?"
alt_questions:
  - "Show the curtain"
  - "Edge curtain not sliding out"
  - "Move mouse to top of screen Junk Yard"
  - "How do I bring up the strip of scraps?"
  - "Trigger the Junk Yard curtain"
short_answer: "Move your pointer to the docked screen edge (top or right, set under Dock to in Settings → Junk Yard) and pause briefly — the strip slides in."
tags: ["curtain", "open"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/why-wont-the-curtain-open", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-dock-the-curtain-on-the-right", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-turn-off-the-curtain"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I make the curtain slide out from the screen edge?

Move your pointer all the way to the screen edge the curtain is docked to — the top or the right — and pause for a moment. After a short delay the strip slides into view.

Check which edge it's set to under **Dock to** in Settings → Junk Yard. The curtain needs **Open a strip of scraps when the pointer hits the screen edge** switched on there, and the Junk Yard itself enabled.