Keyword Shortcuts are basically a keyboard key or combination of multiple keys that allows you to access a function/menu quickly without using a mouse. Most of the application provides the shortcuts for a common operation which adds speed/efficiency.
In this article, I am going to list down the default Keyword Shortcuts available in Notepad++. You can change/customize these using Shortcut Mapper available under the Settings menu.
Notepad ++ Keyword Shortcuts
Notepad++ an efficient, powerful, and open-source text editor supports keyword shortcuts for a common operation. There are hundreds of shortcuts available including the most common Ctrl C and Ctrl V.
Let’s check some important ones below.
File Menu
Below are shortcuts under the file menu.
| Ctrl+ N | Create new document |
| Ctrl+ O | Open existing document |
| Ctrl+ S | Save the active document |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ S | Save the active document as |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ S | Save all active documents |
| Ctrl+ W | Close active document |
| Ctrl+ P | Print the active document |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ T | Restore recent closed document |
| Alt+ F4 | Exit |
Edit Menu
Below are shortcuts under the edit menu.
| Ctrl+ Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+ Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+ X | Cut |
| Ctrl+ C | Copy |
| Ctrl+ V | Paste |
| Del | Delete selected text |
| Ctrl+ A | Select All |
| Alt+ C | Column editor |
Indents
| Tab | Increase Line Indent |
| Shift+ Tab | Decrease Line Indent |
Case
| Ctrl+ Shift+ U | Upper Case |
| Ctrl+ U | Lower Case |
Line Operations
| Ctrl+ D | Duplicate current line |
| Ctrl+ I | Split Line |
| Ctrl+ J | Join Lines |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ UP | Move up current line |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ Down | Move down current line |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Enter | Insert blank line above the current |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ Enter | Insert blank line below the current |
Comment/Uncomment
| Ctrl+ Q | Toggle single line comment |
| Ctrl+ K | Single line comment |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ K | Single line uncomment |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ Q | Block comment |
Auto-Completion
| Ctrl+ Spacebar | Function completion |
| Ctrl+ Enter | Word completion |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ Spacebar | Function parameters hint |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Spacebar | Path completion |
Search
| Ctrl+ F | Find |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ F | Find in files |
| F3 | Find next |
| Shift+ F3 | Find previous |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ F3 | Select and find previous |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ F3 | Find(volatile) next |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ Alt+ F3 | Find(Volatile) previous |
| Ctrl+ H | Replace |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ I | Incremental search |
| F7 | Search result window |
| F4 | Next search result |
| Shift+ F4 | Previous search result |
| Ctrl+ G | Go to |
| Ctrl+ B | Go to matching brace |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ B | Select all between matching brace |
Bookmark
| Ctrl+ F2 | Toggle bookmark |
| F2 | Next bookmark |
| Shift+ F2 | Previous bookmark |
View
| F11 | Toggle full screen mode |
| F12 | Post-it |
| F8 | Focus on another view |
| Alt+ H | Hide lines |
| Alt+ 0 | Fold all |
| Alt+ Shift+ 0 | Unfold all |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ F | Collapse current level |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ F | Uncollapse current level |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ R | Text direction RTL |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ L | Text direction LTL |
Zoom
| Ctrl+ Num+ + | Zoom in (Ctrl + Mouse wheel up) |
| Ctrl+ Num+ – | Zoom out (Ctrl + Mouse wheel down) |
| Ctrl+ Num+ / | Restore default zoom |
Macro
| Ctrl+ Shift+ P | Playback |
| Alt+ Shift+ S | Trim trailing and save |
Run
| F5 | Run… |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ X | Launch in Firefox |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shit+ I | Launch in IE |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ R | Launch in Chrome |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ F | Launch in Safari |
| Alt+ F1 | Get PHP help |
| Alt+ F2 | Google Search |
| Alt+ F3 | Wikipedia Search |
| Alt+ F5 | Open file |
| Alt+ F6 | Open in another instance |
| Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ O | Send via Outlook |
There is a complete document available on Lists of default mouse and keyboard shortcuts for Notepad++ and some plugins.
