{"id":598,"date":"2011-12-10T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T22:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virendrachandak.wordpress.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2015-02-22T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T19:24:19","slug":"notepad-keyboard-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virendrachandak.com\/techtalk\/notepad-keyboard-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Notepad++ Keyboard Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have been using Notepad++<\/a> everyday for coding at home and work for past 2-3 years. I don’t remember using any other editor during this entire period. I like this editor very much due to various features like syntax highlighting, collapse\/expand functionality, ability to open 2 workspaces in same window, find in All Open Documents, find in directory, etc. It supports so many languages like PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, C, C++, Java and many more. Also, it has many plugins for formatting the code, FTP directly from the editor, file browser, RegEx Helper, etc. It can be used on systems on which you do not have the admin permissions (i.e. cannot install new softwares) or even run from a flash drive without even installing on the machine.<\/div>\n
It is due to above reasons and many more that I recommend it. All these features indeed help me in faster development, but there is another method that I use for faster development and that is Keyboard Shortcuts. I am a huge user of Keyboard shortcuts and use them not just in Notepad++ but in even other software\/applications.<\/div>\n
Here is the list of all the keyboard shortcuts as mentioned in the Notepad++ Documentation<\/a>. I will mark some of the shortcuts, in bold, that I use most frequently. All the shortcuts can be changed from the Shortcut Mapper<\/a> which can be opened from Settings > Shortcut Mapper Menu.<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
File menu<\/strong><\/em><\/caption>\n
Shortcut<\/th>\nAction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-O<\/td>\nOpen File<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-N<\/td>\nNew File<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-S<\/strong><\/td>\nSave File<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-S<\/strong><\/td>\nSave As<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-S<\/strong><\/td>\nSave All<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-P<\/td>\nPrint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-F4<\/td>\nExit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Tab<\/strong><\/td>\nNext Document (also shows list of open files). Can be disabled – see Settings\/Preferences\/Global.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-Tab<\/strong><\/td>\nPrevious Document (also shows list of open files). Can be disabled – see above.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-W<\/td>\nClose Current Document<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Edit menu<\/strong><\/em><\/caption>\n
Shortcut<\/th>\nAction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-C<\/td>\nCopy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Insert<\/td>\nCopy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-T<\/td>\nCopy current line to clipboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-X<\/td>\nCut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-Delete<\/td>\nCut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-V<\/td>\nPaste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-Insert<\/td>\nPaste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Z<\/td>\nUndo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-Backspace<\/td>\nUndo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Y<\/td>\nRedo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-A<\/td>\nSelect All<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-Shift-Arrow keys, or Alt + Left mouse click<\/td>\nColumn Mode Select<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl + Left mouse click<\/td>\nStart new selected area. Only multiple stream areas ca be selected this way.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALT-C<\/td>\nColumn Editor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-D<\/strong><\/td>\nDuplicate Current Line<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-T<\/td>\nSwitch the current line position with the previous line position<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-Up<\/strong><\/td>\nMove Current Line, or current selection if a single stream, Up<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-Down<\/strong><\/td>\nMove Current Line, or current selection if a single stream, Down<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-L<\/strong><\/td>\nDelete Current Line<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-I<\/td>\nSplit Lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-J<\/td>\nJoin Lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-G<\/strong><\/td>\nLaunch GoToLine Dialog<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Q<\/strong><\/td>\nBlock comment\/uncomment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-Q<\/strong><\/td>\nStream comment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tab (selection of one or more full lines)<\/td>\nInsert Tabulation or Space (Indent)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-Tab (selection of one or more full lines)<\/td>\nRemove Tabulation or Space (outdent)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-BackSpace<\/strong><\/td>\nDelete to start of word<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Delete<\/strong><\/td>\nDelete to end of word<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace<\/strong><\/td>\nDelete to start of line<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-Delete<\/strong><\/td>\nDelete to end of line<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-U<\/strong><\/td>\nConvert to lower case<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-U<\/strong><\/td>\nConvert to UPPER CASE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-B<\/strong><\/td>\nGo to matching brace<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Space<\/td>\nLaunch CallTip ListBox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-Space<\/td>\nLaunch Function Completion ListBox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Enter<\/td>\nLaunch Word Completion ListBox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-R<\/td>\nText Direction RTL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-L<\/td>\nText Direction LTR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enter<\/td>\nSplit line downwards, or create new line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-Enter<\/td>\nSplit line downwards, or create new line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Search menu<\/strong><\/em><\/caption>\n
Shortcut<\/th>\nAction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-F<\/strong><\/td>\nLaunch Find Dialog<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-H<\/strong><\/td>\nLaunch Find \/ Replace Dialog<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F3<\/strong><\/td>\nFind Next<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-F3<\/strong><\/td>\nFind Previous<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-F<\/strong><\/td>\nFind in Files<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F7<\/td>\nSwitch to Search results window (was Activate sub view before v5.2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-F3<\/td>\nFind (volatile) Next<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F3<\/td>\nFind (volatile) Previous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-F3<\/td>\nSelect and Find Next (was Find (Volatile) Next prior to v5.6.5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-F3<\/td>\nSelect and Find Previous (was Find (Volatile) Previous prior to v5.6.5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F4<\/td>\nGo to next found<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-F4<\/td>\nGo to previous found<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-I<\/td>\nIncremental Search<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-n<\/em><\/td>\nJump Down (to next text marked using n<\/em>-th stye. n<\/em> is 1 to 5, or 0 for default Found style.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Shift-n<\/em><\/td>\nJump Up (to next text marked using n<\/em>-th stye. n<\/em> is 1 to 5, or 0 for default Found style.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-F2<\/strong><\/td>\nToggle Bookmark<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F2<\/strong><\/td>\nGo To Next Bookmark<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shift-F2<\/strong><\/td>\nGo To Previous Bookmark<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
View menu<\/strong><\/em><\/caption>\n
Shortcut<\/th>\nAction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-(Keypad-\/Keypad+)<\/td>\nor Ctrl + mouse wheel button (if any) Zoom in (+ or up) and Zoom out (- or down)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Keypad\/<\/td>\nRestore the original size from zoom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F11<\/td>\nToggle Full Screen Mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F12<\/td>\nToggle Post-It Mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-F<\/strong><\/td>\nCollapse the Current Level<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F<\/strong><\/td>\nUncollapse the Current Level<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-0<\/strong><\/td>\nFold All<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-(1~8)<\/strong><\/td>\nCollapse the Level (1~8)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-Shift-0<\/strong><\/td>\nUnfold All<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-Shift-(1~8)<\/strong><\/td>\nUncollapse the Level (1~8)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Run menu<\/strong><\/em><\/caption>\n
Shortcut<\/th>\nAction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
F5<\/td>\nLaunch Run Dialog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-F1<\/td>\nGet PHP help<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-F2<\/td>\nGoogle search<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-F3<\/td>\nWikipedia search<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-F5<\/td>\nOpen file (name at cursor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alt-F6<\/td>\nOpen file in another instance (name at cursor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-R<\/td>\nOpen in Chrome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-X<\/td>\nOpen in Firefox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-I<\/td>\nOpen in IE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F<\/td>\nOpen in Safari<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-O<\/td>\nSend via Outlook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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