# Node "insight" selector?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-insight-selector/5085>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 November 2018 07:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-insight-selector/5085 "2018-11-21T07:34:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2018 07:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-insight-selector/5085/1 "2018-11-21T07:34:28Z")

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Simple question, I watched a NR presentation, where @knolleary uses some kind of magic of selecting nodes directly in the flow, how can i do this myself ?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2018 07:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-insight-selector/5085/2 "2018-11-21T07:50:30Z")

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[https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/nodes#quick-add-dialog](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/nodes#quick-add-dialog)

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2018 08:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-insight-selector/5085/3 "2018-11-21T08:02:12Z")

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Why didn't I read the documentation, thanks nick!

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**Author:** ![shrickus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/shrickus/32/517_2.png) [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2018 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-insight-selector/5085/4 "2018-11-21T14:56:43Z")

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> [@bakman2](#):
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> Why didn't I read the documentation...

... said every one of us at one time or another,

> [@bakman2](#):
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> thanks nick!

... says each of us every day!