Saved block diagram wont open

I am a new labview user so this may be obvious, but I have a problem nonetheless:
I have drawn a simple program and saved it but when I open it again, only the front panel opens and not the block diagram as well, which I wish to edit. I am openning labview on the same machine, same version etc. what do I need to do to get this working properly?
Thanks to anyone for their help

Hi Dougonlabview,
Just press Ctrl+E. This will bring you to the diagram. Pressing Ctrl+E again will bring the front panel back on top.
Regards,
Mathieu Steiner, Test System Engineer, Safran Engineering
CLD, ISTQB

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