diff --git a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/nspanel-lovelace-ui.py b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/nspanel-lovelace-ui.py
index f89bd3c3..4bd5eaee 100644
--- a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/nspanel-lovelace-ui.py
+++ b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/nspanel-lovelace-ui.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from luibackend.mqtt import LuiMqttListener, LuiMqttSender
 from luibackend.updater import Updater
 
 import apis
+import json
+from typing import Literal
 
 class NsPanelLovelaceUIManager(ad.ADBase):
 
@@ -26,9 +28,9 @@ class NsPanelLovelaceUIManager(ad.ADBase):
         api_device_id = cfg.get("panelDeviceId")
         quiet = cfg.get("quiet")
 
-        mqttsend = LuiMqttSender(apis.ha_api, use_api, topic_send, api_panel_name, quiet)
+        mqttsender = self._mqttsender = LuiMqttSender(apis.ha_api, use_api, topic_send, api_panel_name, quiet)
 
-        self._controller = LuiController(cfg, mqttsend.send_mqtt_msg)
+        self._controller = LuiController(cfg, mqttsender.send_mqtt_msg)
         
         desired_tasmota_driver_version   = 8
         desired_display_firmware_version = 53
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ class NsPanelLovelaceUIManager(ad.ADBase):
         desired_tasmota_driver_url       = cfg._config.get("berryURL",         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joBr99/nspanel-lovelace-ui/main/tasmota/autoexec.be")
 
         mode = cfg.get("updateMode")
-        updater = Updater(self.adapi.log, mqttsend, topic_send, mode, desired_display_firmware_version, model, desired_display_firmware_url, desired_tasmota_driver_version, desired_tasmota_driver_url)
+        updater = Updater(self.adapi.log, mqttsender, topic_send, mode, desired_display_firmware_version, model, desired_display_firmware_url, desired_tasmota_driver_version, desired_tasmota_driver_url)
         
         # Request Tasmota Driver Version
         updater.request_berry_driver_version()
@@ -53,6 +55,24 @@ class NsPanelLovelaceUIManager(ad.ADBase):
 
         self.adapi.log(f'Started ({version})')
         
+    #
+    # helpers
+    #
+    
+    def show_card(self, card_key: str) -> None:
+        """Used to show card on panel"""
+        
+        msg = json.dumps({"CustomRecv":f"event,buttonPress2,navigate.{card_key},button"})
+        topic = self._cfg.get("panelRecvTopic")
+        self._mqttsender.send_mqtt_msg(msg, topic)
+        
+    def navigate(self, direction: Literal['up', 'prev', 'next']) -> None:
+        """Used to navigate different directions on the panel"""
+        
+        msg = json.dumps({"CustomRecv":f"event,buttonPress2,nav{direction.title()},button"})
+        topic = self._cfg.get("panelRecvTopic")
+        self._mqttsender.send_mqtt_msg(msg, topic)
+        
     @property
     def current_card(self) -> str:
         """Used to get the panel's current card"""