# Viewing event logs for an AWS CloudFormation stack by using the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains
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1. Open AWS Explorer, if it isn't already open. If the stack is in an AWS Region that's different from the current one, switch to a different AWS Region that contains it.

1. Expand **CloudFormation**.

1. To view event logs for the stack, right-click the stack's name. The AWS Toolkit for JetBrains displays the event logs in the **CloudFormation** tool window.

   To hide or show the **CloudFormation** tool window, on the main menu, choose **View**, **Tool Windows**, **CloudFormation**.  
![\[Choosing to view event logs for an AWS CloudFormation stack starting from AWS Explorer\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-jetbrains/latest/userguide/images/cloudformation-logs.png)