# Accessing favorites in the AWS Management Console
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You can access services and applications added to your favorites from the **Services** menu, the favorites quickbar, and the **Favorites** widget.

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#### [ Services menu ]

**To access your favorites from the **Services** menu**

1. Open the [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/).

1. In the navigation bar, choose **Services (⋮⋮⋮)**.

1. Choose **Favorites**.

1. View the services and applications you added to your favorites.

1. (Optional) View application resources:

   1. Select an application.

   1. (Optional) Select a [view](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/configure-views.html).

   1. View your resources.

   1. (Optional) Select a filter. You can filter your resources by **Properties** or by **Tags**. For more information, see [ Search query syntax reference for Resource Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer/latest/userguide/using-search-query-syntax.html) in the *AWS Resource Explorer User Guide*.

   1. (Optional) Select a resource to view it in the relevant service console.
**Tip**  
You can continue browsing resources where you left off by choosing **Services (⋮⋮⋮)**. Your applied search filters will also persist.

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#### [ Favorites quickbar ]

**To access your favorites from the favorites quickbar**

1. Open the [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/).

1. View the services and applications in the favorites quickbar.

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#### [ Favorites widget ]

**To access your favorites from the Favorites widget**

1. Open the [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/).

1. (Optional) Add the **Favorites** widget if you don't have it:

   1. Choose the **\$1 Add widgets** button on the Console Home page.

   1. In the **Add widgets** menu, drag the **Favorites** widget by using the **⋮⋮** icon and place it on your Console Home page. 

1. View the services and applications in the **Favorites** widget.

For more information about widgets, see [Working with widgets in AWS Console Home](work-with-widgets.md).

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