---
title: initialKeyView
framework: preferencepanes
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: preferencepanes/nspreferencepane/initialkeyview
---

# initialKeyView

The view that should have keyboard focus when the pane is selected.

## Declaration

```swift
var initialKeyView: NSView? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The initial view can be set in the nib file by connecting a view to the receiver’s _initialKeyView outlet.

## See Also

### Handling keyboard focus

- [firstKeyView](preferencepanes/nspreferencepane/firstkeyview.md)
- [lastKeyView](preferencepanes/nspreferencepane/lastkeyview.md)
- [autoSaveTextFields](preferencepanes/nspreferencepane/autosavetextfields.md)