# Maintaining a component family open

If you often use one or many component families, you can add a pin on their names to stop them from collapsing when you select components from other families.

![Databases menu.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/FamilyPinned.png)

To add a pin, click the pin icon on the top right-hand corner of the family name.