Notepad++ Cheatsheet
From time to time, we all need a little help. I know I do. Here's a handy reference for a my editor of choice, Notepad++.
| File Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl-O |
Open File |
| Ctrl-N |
New File |
| Ctrl-S |
Save File |
| Ctrl-Alt-S |
Save As |
| Ctrl-Shift-S |
Save All |
| Ctrl-P |
Print |
| Alt-F4 |
Exit |
| Ctrl-Tab |
Next document |
| Ctrl-Shift-Tab |
Previous Document |
| Ctrl-Numpad |
Go to the nth document on the tab bar (n between 1 and 9) |
| Ctrl-Page Up |
Next Document |
| Ctrl-PageDown |
Previous Document |
| Ctrl-W |
Close current document |
| Search Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl-F |
Launch Find Dialog |
| Ctrl-H |
Launch Find/Replace Dialog |
| F3 |
Find Next |
| Shift-F3 |
Find Previous |
| Ctrl-Shift-F |
Find in Files |
| F7 |
Switch to search results window |
| Ctrl-Alt-F3 |
Find (volatile) next |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F3 |
Find (volatile) previous |
| Ctrl-F3 |
Select and Find Next |
| Ctrl-Shift-F3 |
Select and Find Previous |
| F4 |
Go to Next Found |
| Shift-F4 |
Go to Previous Found |
| Ctrl-Shift-I |
Incremental Search |
| Ctrl-n |
Jump down |
| Ctrl-Shift-n |
Jump Up |
| Ctrl-F2 |
Toggle Bookmark |
| F2 |
Go to Next Bookmark |
| Shift-F2 |
Go to Previous Bookmark |
| Ctrl-B |
Go to Matching Brace |
| Ctrl-Alt-B |
Select all between matching braces |
| Help Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| F1 |
About |
| Incremental Search |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Enter |
Next match |
| Shift-Enter |
Previous match |
| Edit Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl-C |
Copy the selected text |
| Ctrl-Insert |
Copy the selected text |
| Ctrl-Shift-T |
Copy the current line |
| Ctrl-X |
Cut |
| Shift-Delete |
Cut |
| Ctrl-V |
Paste |
| Shift-Insert |
Paste |
| Ctrl-Z |
Undo |
| Alt-Backspace |
Undo |
| Ctrl-Y |
Redo |
| Ctrl-A |
Select all |
Alt-Shift-Arrow Keys
Alt-Left Mouse click
|
Column Select Mode |
| Ctrl-Left Mouse Click |
Start new selected area |
| Alt-C |
Column Editor |
| Ctrl-D |
Duplicate current line |
| Ctrl-T |
Switch the current with the previous line |
| Ctrl-Shift-Up |
Move current line or current selection up |
| Ctrl-Shift-Down |
Move current line or current selection down |
| Ctrl-L |
Delete current line |
| Ctrl-I |
Split lines |
| Ctrl-J |
Join lines |
| Ctrl-G |
Launch GoTo Line dialog |
| Ctrl-Q |
Single line comment |
| Ctrl-Shift-Q |
Single line uncomment |
| Ctrl-K |
Toggle single line comment |
| Ctrl-Shift-K |
Block comment |
Tab
(with selection) |
Insert tabulation or space |
Shift-Tab
(with selection) |
remove tabulation or space |
| Ctrl-Backspace |
Delete to start of word |
| Ctrl-Delete |
Delete to end of word |
| Ctrl-Shift-Backspace |
Delete to start of line |
| Ctrl-Shift-Delete |
Delete to end of line |
| Ctrl-U |
Convert to lower case |
| Ctrl-Shift-U |
Convert to upper case |
| Ctrl-B |
Go to matching brace |
| Ctrl-Space |
Call to CallTip listbox |
| Ctrl-Shift-Space |
Launch function completion listbox |
| Ctrl-Alt-Space |
Launch path completion listbox |
| Ctrl-Enter |
Launch word completion listbox |
| Ctrl-Alt-R |
Text direction Right-To-Left |
| Ctrl-Alt-L |
Text direction Left-To-Right |
| Enter |
Split line downward, or create new line |
| Shift-Enter |
Split line downward, or create new line |
| Ctrl-Alt-Enter |
Insert new unindented line above current line |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Enter |
Insert new unindented line below current line |
| View Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl-Keypad + |
Zoom in; same as Ctrl-Mousewheel up |
| Ctrl-Keypad - |
Zoom out; same as Ctrl-Mousewheel down |
| Ctrl-Keypad / |
Restore Zoom |
| F11 |
Toggle Full Screen |
| F12 |
Toggle Post-it Mode |
| Ctrl-Alt-F |
Collapse current level |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F |
Uncollapse current level |
| Alt-0 |
Fold All |
| Alt-(1-8) |
Collapse the level (1-8) |
| Alt-Shift-0 |
Unfold All |
| Alt-Shift-(1-8) |
Uncollapse the level (1-8) |
| Macro Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl-Shift-R |
Start/stop recording |
| Ctrl-Shift-P |
Play recorded macro |
| Alt-Shift-S |
Trim trailing and save |
| Run Menu |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| F5 |
Launch run dialog |
| Alt-F1 |
Get PHP help |
| Alt-F2 |
Google search |
| Alt-F3 |
Wikipedia search |
| Alt-F5 |
Open filename at cursor |
| Alt-F6 |
Open file in another instance |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-R |
Open in Chrome |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-X |
Open in Firefox |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-I |
Open in IE |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F |
Open in Safari |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-O |
Send via Outlook |
| Mouse Gestures |
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Left Click |
Set current line |
| Left click on Status bar |
Toggle insert/overwrite |
| Left click on bookmark margin |
Toggle bookmark |
| Shift-left click on fold point |
Uncollapse fold and all below |
| Ctrl-left click on fold point |
Toggle collapsed state of this fold and all below |
| Right-click |
Context menu |
| Double left click |
Select word |
| Double left click on location pane |
Go to line |
| Trip left click |
Select line |
Posted: 2024-04-30
By: dwirch
Viewed: 171 times
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